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About Philip Nelson
Philip Emanuel Nelson was an American farmer, businessman, and Progressive politician from Douglas County, Wisconsin. He served 12 years in the Wisconsin Senate (1931–1943) and four years in the State Assembly (1927–1931), and was floor leader of the Senate Progressives during the 1937, 1939, and 1941 sessions. He also ran for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and later served as a political appointee under presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, serving in roles at the War Production Board, the United States Department of Commerce, and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Everything about Philip Nelson →- Occupation
- politician, businessperson
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of Wisconsin, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 1, 1891
- Died
- 1973