Background
Nelson, Martin Oliver was born on January 2, 1912 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of N. Oliver and Augusta C. Nelson.
Nelson, Martin Oliver was born on January 2, 1912 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of N. Oliver and Augusta C. Nelson.
Bachelor, University Washington, Seattle, 1933. Student, United States Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1944.
Broker Blyth Company Inc., Seattle, 1933—1942, 1946—1954. Chairman Martin Nelson Company, Seattle, since 1954. Board directors Children's Home Society Washington, 1970—1979, Cornish College Arts, Seattle, 1979—1987, Hutchinson Cancer Research Foundation, Seattle, 1988.
Served to major United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO.
Married Rose Marie Nelson, 1988. Children from previous marriage: Karen, Martin, Webb.