Gifford Pinchot
Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot was an American forester and politician. He served as the fourth chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry, as the first head of the United States Forest Service, and as the 28th governor of Pennsylvania. Wikipedia
Born: August 11, 1865, Simsbury, CT
Died: October 4, 1946 (age 81 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Education: Yale University, French National School of Forestry, and Phillips Exeter Academy
Organizations founded: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Society of American Foresters, Yale School of the Environment, and more
Grandparents: Amos Eno and Lucy Jane Phelps
Great-grandparents: Elisha Phelps and Salmon Eno
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