Gerald Nye

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.