Charles W. Nibley

Charles W. Nibley
Charles W. Nibley
Photo of Charles W. Nibley ca. 1931
ca. 1931
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
May 28, 1925 (1925-05-28) – December 11, 1931 (1931-12-11)
Called by Heber J. Grant
Presiding Bishop
December 4, 1907 (1907-12-04) – May 28, 1925 (1925-05-28)
Called by Joseph F. Smith
End reason Called as Second Counselor in First Presidency
Personal details
Born Charles Wilson Nibley
February 5, 1849(1849-02-05)
Hunterfield, Midlothian, Scotland
Died December 11, 1931(1931-12-11) (aged 82)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nationality Scottish

Charles Wilson Nibley (5 February 1849 – 11 December 1931) was the fifth presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1907 and 1925 and a member of the church's First Presidency from 1925 until his death.

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Early life

Charles W. Nibley
1873 (age 24)

Nibley was born in Hunterfield, Midlothian, Scotland to James Nibley and Jean Wilson. In 1855, his family moved to the United States to join with the main body of Latter-day Saints. They spent some time living in Rhode Island. In 1860, they moved to the Utah Territory.[1] The family was sent north to settle in Cache Valley, and eventually settled in Wellsville.

As an adult, Nibley moved to Brigham City, Utah, where he worked for Morris Rosenbaum (a Jewish convert to Mormonism) [2] and later became a partner in the store where he worked. It was there he met Rebecca Neibar (who was the sister of one of Rosenbaum's wives) and was married in 1869. Following the Mormon practice of plural marriage he married Ellen Ricks in 1880 and Julia Budge in 1885.

Business ventures

In 1879 to 1885, Nibley managed a lumber company that was part of the LDS Church's United Order program.[1] He then joined with David Eccles and George Stoddard to form the Oregon Lumber Company in 1889.[1] As one of Nibley's grandsons, Hugh Nibley, related, Charles Nibley used economic tricks, including manipulating the Homestead Act to acquire large swaths of land, then would pay off government agents who investigated.[1][3] Nibley was a firm believer in monopolies, believing competition was "economic waste".[1][4] He also believed that LDS Church members who didn't support paying higher prices to Mormon businesses (versus lower prices to non-Mormon businesses) were betraying the church.[1] This attitude of loyalty was also supported by Heber J. Grant in the October 1919 General Conference.[1]

Nibley also became involved in railroads, insurance, banking, politics, and major agricultural endeavors, eventually becoming a multimillionaire. The sugar beet growing town of Nibley, Oregon was named for him. He was later instrumental in forming the Amalgamated Sugar Company and the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company (later known as U&I Sugar Co).

Call to lead

Nibley was called as the presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1907. It was during Nibley's term as presiding bishop that the LDS Church built the Hotel Utah. In 1925, he was released as presiding bishop and was asked to be second counselor to Heber J. Grant in the church's First Presidency. He is one of the few individuals to serve in the First Presidency without having been ordained to the priesthood office of apostle.

Nibley died of pneumonia in Salt Lake City, Utah;[5] he was buried in Logan City Cemetery. Nibley, Utah is named after him.

Charles's son Preston became a church leader and author of several Mormon books. Hugh W. Nibley, a Mormon apologist and academic, is Charles's grandson, through his son, Alexander. Musician Reid Nibley was a grandson, and Martha Nibley Beck is a great-granddaughter.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Godfrey, Matthew C. (2007). Religion, politics, and sugar : the Mormon Church, the federal government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921. Lehi, Utah: Utah State University Press. pp. 188–190. ISBN 0-87421-658-3. OCLC 74988178. 
  2. ^ Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 766
  3. ^ Hugh Nibley, Approaching Zion (The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Vol 9), p. 469
  4. ^ Nibley, "Facts are Given About the Sugar Industry", Salt Lake Tribune, June 25, 1916
  5. ^ State of Utah Death Certificate

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Preceded by
William B. Preston
Presiding Bishop
1907—1925
Succeeded by
Sylvester Q. Cannon

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