Lyle F. Watts

Lyle F. Watts
7th Chief of the
United States Forest Service
In office
January 8, 1943  June 30, 1952
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byEarle H. Clapp
Succeeded byRichard E. McArdle
Personal details
Born(1890-11-18)November 18, 1890
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
DiedJune 15, 1962(1962-06-15) (aged 71)
Portland, Oregon
SpouseNell Bowman
Alma materIowa State University
OccupationForester
Awards Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit, France (1947)
Fellow, Society of American Foresters (1945)
USDA Distinguished Service Award

Lyle F. Watts (November 18, 1890 – June 15, 1962) served as the seventh Chief of the United States Forest Service (USFS) of the Department of Agriculture, from January 1943 to June 1952.