Background
Nye was born on March 21, 1871 in Davenport, Iowa.
Nye was born on March 21, 1871 in Davenport, Iowa.
He moved to Superior, Wisconsin in 1892. Nye served four terms on the Douglas County, Wisconsin Board, eventually becoming Chairman of the Board. Nye was a Republican.
He was a member of the Assembly in 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915 and of the Senate from 1919 to 1921.