Nels H. Smith

Nels Hansen Smith (August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976) was an American politician who served as the 18th Governor of Wyoming from 1939 until 1943. He was a Republican.

Born and reared in South Dakota, Smith moved to Wyoming in 1907 and subsequently was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives for the Fifteenth State Legislature. He lived in Crook County.

He lost the 1942 election to Lester Hunt, a Democrat.

See also

• Ranch A in Crook County, bought by Smith and two partners from the estate of Moses Annenberg in 1942 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• List of Governors of Wyoming

References

• Wyoming State Archives biography. Accessed January 17, 2007

External links

• Nels H. Smith at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Leslie A. Miller	Governor of Wyoming Nels H. Smith 1939–1943	Succeeded by Lester C. Hunt