Nelson, Gaylord, 1916-2005 | Wisns Historil Society

18 FACTS ABOUT GAYLORD NELSON

Gaylord Nelson was a leadg figure the fight agast environmental gradatn and social jtice the 20th century. * senator gaylord nelson facts *

Gaylord Anton Nelson was an Amerin polician and environmentalist om Wisns who served as a Uned Stat senator and ernor. Gaylord Nelson was a member of the Democratic Party and the founr of Earth Day, which lnched a new wave of environmental activism.

Gaylord Nelson grew up and was ted the lol public schools.

WHY SENATOR GAYLORD NELSON FOUND EARTH DAY

Gaylord Nelson practiced as a lawyer before servg the Uned Stat Army, durg which time he saw actn the Okawa mpaign durg World War II. In 1948, Gaylord Nelson was elected to the Wisns State Senate.

Gaylord Nelson remaed there until 1958, when he was elected ernor of Wisns.

MEET GAYLORD NELSON: FOUNR OF EARTH DAY

Gaylord Nelson served for four years as ernor, two two-year terms, before beg elected to the Uned Stat Senate 1962.

GAYLORD NELSON FACTS

Gaylord Nelson served three nsecutive terms as a senator om 1963 to 1981. Senator Gaylord Nelson found Earth Day, which began as a teach- about environmental issu on April 22, 1970. Gaylord Nelson's mpaign turned Lombardi's banquet speech to a rad and televisn mpaign mercial, furiatg Lombardi, the Wisns Republin Party, and Vce's wife, Marie, who was a stnch Republin.

In 1969, Gaylord Nelson was one of four senators to troduce a bill to tablish the Wisns Islands Wilrns.

GAYLORD NELSON

In 1973, Gaylord Nelson was one of the three senators who opposed the nomatn of Gerald Ford to be Vice Print.