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Rev. Laurence N. Nelson was
born in Duluth, Minnesota. He went to Bellevue, Iowa, as a student
pastor in 1938 where he served the Bellevue First Presbyterian
Church while going though college. He received his bachelor and
master of theology degrees from the University of Dubuque as well as
the doctor of divinity from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at
the University of Dubuque.
He was widely know as a
conservationist and in 1963 was appointed to the Iowa State
Conservation Commission. He served for six years and was chairman
during 1967-1968. He also served six years as a member of the
Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission, was a member of the
Izaak Walton League, the Great River Road Commission and the Water
Pollution Study Committee.
Rev. Nelson’s interest in
conservation was widespread and he wrote and lectured extensively on
the subject. In addition, under the supervision of the State
Conservation Commission and the National Rifle Association he worked
as a hunter safety instructor.
Rev. Nelson died
in 1970. |
