Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983.

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Chester Wilson served as Minnesota's Commissioner of Conservation (1943-1955), as chairman of the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission (1945-1952), as president of the International Association of Game, Fish, and Conservation Commissioners (1953), and as a member of the United States Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (1958-1962). While serving in these positions Wilson was instrumental in the enactment of several important pieces of environmental legislation and served as legal council and consultant for a number of state and national environmental commissions and boards.

From the guide to the Chester Wilson papers., 1912-1978 (bulk 1943-1978)., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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creatorOf Clement, Paul, 1892-1984. Paul Clement papers, 1886, 1908-1982. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Chester Wilson papers., 1912-1978 (bulk 1943-1978). Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn General correspondence., 1937-1970. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Committee records., 1927-1987. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Quetico-Superior Council records., 1906-1967. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983. Chester S. Wilson papers, 1912-1978 (bulk 1943-1978). Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
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associatedWith Minnesota. Department of Conservation. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Department of Conservation. Commissioner's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Dept. of Conservation. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Legislature. Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Resources Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Legislature. Outdoor Recreation Resources Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Water Pollution Control Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. Water Pollution Control Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Quetico-Superior Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Soil conservation Society of America. Minnesota chapter. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. President's Quetico-Superior Committee. corporateBody
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Death 1983

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