President Theodore Roosevelt successfully lobbied Congress to create the Forest Service in 1905 and appointed this man, a fellow conservationist, to run the agency.
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Gifford Pinchot
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Gifford Pinchot.
President Theodore Roosevelt successfully lobbied Congress to create the Forest Service in 1905 and appointed Gifford Pinchot, a fellow conservationist, to run the agency. Pinchot had studied forestry in Europe and worked for the U.S. government in various forestry positions since 1896. He stayed with the Forest Service until 1910 and contributed greatly to its early development and national attitudes towards conservation with his enthusiasm. In 1912, he helped former President Roosevelt found the Bull Moose Party. He later went on to serve as governor of Pennsylvania. His autobiography Breaking New Ground, was published in 1947, a year after his death.
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