American politician and anti-war activist (1892–1971)
Gerald Nye
Nye in December 1925
United States Senator from North Dakota
In office November 14, 1925 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by
Edwin F. Ladd
Succeeded by
John Moses
Personal details
Born
Gerald Prentice Nye
(1892-12-19)December 19, 1892 Hortonville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
July 17, 1971(1971-07-17) (aged 78) Brentwood, Maryland, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Other political affiliations
Democratic (until 1924)
Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925 to 1945. Nye rose to national fame in the 1930s as chair of the Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry, which studied the causes of United States' involvement in World War I and became known as the Nye Committee. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was a prominent opponent of United States involvement in World War II.
Gerald Prentice Nye (December 19, 1892 – July 17, 1971) was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1925...
committee (April 12, 1934 – February 24, 1936), chaired by U.S. Senator GeraldNye (R-ND). The committee investigated the financial and banking interests...
Edwin F. Ladd. Republican GeraldNye was appointed November 14, 1925, to continue the term, pending a special election. Nye later won the June 1926 special...
including former Senator GeraldNye. In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee P. W. "Bill" Lanier, an attorney, and Nye, who was running as an...
of raw materials and patents. Hearings in 1934 by the Nye Committee led by U.S. Senator GeraldNye were intended to hold war profiteers to account. Despite...
North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator GeraldNye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to...
Senator Nye may refer to: Edd Nye (born 1932), North Carolina State Senate GeraldNye (1892–1971), U.S. Senator from North Dakota James W. Nye (1815–1876)...
as an independent, and received 42% of the vote, losing to Republican GeraldNye. The 1940 Senate election was another very dramatic one. Langer defeated...
GeraldNye, and Hamilton Fish Alf Landon with 4% and William Borah with 2% Others named but not counted included Frank Knox, Hiram Johnson, Gerald Nye...
Corporation) of My Family And Other Animals based on Gerald Durrell's Corfu Trilogy. In 2016, Nye wrote ITV's The Durrells, another adaptation of the trilogy...
North Dakota took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican Senator GeraldNye ran for re-election to his third term. He faced a strong challenge in...
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was more in touch with his constituents than GeraldNye of North Dakota was with his own constituents (Nye was outspokenly opposed to helping Great Britain...
were Republican Senators William Edgar Borah, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Gerald P. Nye and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., but Congressional support for non-interventionism...
North Dakota took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator GeraldNye ran for re-election to his second term. He was challenged in the Republican...
Senator Edwin F. Ladd died in office. Governor Arthur G. Sorlie appointed GeraldNye, a former congressional candidate and a prominent progressive activist...
the current problems in the US were because of World War I. US Senator GeraldNye from North Dakota would even blame the Great Depression on America's economic...
(Class 1) from North Dakota 1923–1941 Served alongside: Edwin F. Ladd, GeraldNye Succeeded by William Langer Preceded by John W. Harreld Chair of the Senate...
to finish Ladd's term. Nov 14, 1925 – Jan 3, 1945 Nonpartisan League GeraldNye 8 70th 8 Re-elected in 1926. Republican (NPL) Re-elected in 1928. 8 71st...
series is written by Simon Nye, directed by Steve Barron and Roger Goldby, and produced by Christopher Hall. Lee Durrell, Gerald Durrell's widow and director...
year, Senator GeraldNye ran for re-election to a full term. Despite spurning the Republican Party's endorsement in the special election, Nye ran in the...
pro-New Deal Republicans to fill its House and Senate seats. One of these, GeraldNye, would say in 1934 that the GOP needed to turn its back up “that which...
billion of loans) in the UK. The 1934–1936 investigation, led by Senator GeraldNye, caused a noninterventionist backlash against US involvement in European...
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