Background
Nelson, Roger Mederic was born on September 1, 1935 in Saigon, French Indo China. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Ernest Wilmer and Marie O. (Besnard) Nelson.
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Nelson, Roger Mederic was born on September 1, 1935 in Saigon, French Indo China. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Ernest Wilmer and Marie O. (Besnard) Nelson.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, Cornell University, 1960.
Attorney, Toner, Crowley, Newark, 1962-1966; attorney, Bennett, Shepard & Cooper, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1966-1970; attorney, PSE&G Company, Newark, 1970-1987; from assistant general solicitor to general attorney real estate, PSE&G Company, Newark, 1987-1990; general manager corporation properties, PSE&G Company, Newark, 1990-1994; attorney in private practice, since 1994.
Advisory board, chair Salvation Army, Newark, since 1988. Board directors Family Service, West Essex, 1980-1988. Board governors Deer Lake Club, Boonton, New Jersey, 1981-1988.
Vice president council Congressional church, since 1993. Member New Jersey State Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association.
Married Lila Farmer, May 12, 1962. Children: Caren, Eileen, Louise, Claire.