▁women ▁in ▁electronic ▁music <0x0A> </s> ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁( August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 Oct ober ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁for ester ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Division ▁of ▁Forest ry , ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Forest ▁Service , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁though ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period . ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁the ▁wealth y ▁Pin ch ot ▁family , ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁forest ry ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁President ▁William ▁McK in ley ▁appointed ▁Pin ch ot ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Forest ry ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁Pin ch ot ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Pin ch ot ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁who ▁shared ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁views ▁regarding ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁conservation . ▁After ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁succeeded ▁Ro ose vel t ▁as ▁president , ▁Pin ch ot ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁center