Harvey Broome
Organization founder
1902 – 1968
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Who was Harvey Broome?
Harvey Benjamin Broome was an American lawyer, writer and conservationist. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Broome was a founding member of The Wilderness Society, for which he served as president from 1957 until his death in 1968, and played a key role in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club is named the "Harvey Broome Group" in his honor.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1902
Knoxville - Education
- Harvard Law School
- University of Tennessee
- Died
- Mar 8, 1968
Knoxville
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on July 23, 2013
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