Gerald Nye | |
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_LCCN2016841488_(3x4a).jpg) 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 December 19, 1892 Hortonville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1971 (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.