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Governor, lawyer and environmentalist, Gaylord Nelson was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, in 1916. He served in the state senate from 1948 to 1958, became governor in 1958, and was re-elected two years later. He established the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1961 and served three terms in the United States Senate, during which he was the sponsor of Earth Day.Citation
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