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'''Charles Wilson Nibley''' ([[5 February]], [[1849]] – [[11 December]] [[1931]]) was the fifth [[Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)|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 (LDS Church)|First Presidency]] from 1925 until his death.

==Life and work==
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 Saint]]s. They spent some time living in [[Rhode Island]], then moved the rest of the way to [[Utah Territory]]. They were sent north to settle in [[Cache Valley]], and eventually settled in [[Wellsville, Utah|Wellsville]].

As an adult, Nibley moved to [[Brigham City, Utah]], where he worked for [[Morris Rosenbaum]] (a Jewish convert to Mormonism) <ref>Jenson, Andrew. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia'', Vol. 4, p. 766</ref> 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 teachings of the Church at the time, Nibley practiced [[plural marriage]], marrying Ellen Ricks in 1880 and Julia Budge in 1885.

Nibley participated in many business ventures and was usually successful. In 1889, he joined with [[David Eccles (businessman)|David Eccles]] and [[George Stoddard]] to form the Oregon Lumber Company. Nibley also became involved in railroads, insurance, banking, politics, and major agricultural endeavors, eventually becoming a [[multimillionaire]]. He was instrumental in forming the [[Amalgamated Sugar Company]] and the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company.

Nibley was called as the [[Presiding Bishop|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 [[Joseph Smith Memorial Building|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 (Latter Day Saints)|priesthood]] office of [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]].

Nibley died of [[pneumonia]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref>[http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2259926/2259926_0001468.jpg State of Utah Death Certificate]</ref> [[Nibley, Utah]] is named after him.

Charles's son [[Preston Nibley|Preston]] became a church leader and author of several Mormon books.  [[Hugh Nibley|Hugh W. Nibley]], a Mormon apologist and academic, is Charles's grandson, through his son, Alexander, as was musician [[Richard Nibley]].

==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[Council on the Disposition of the Tithes]]
* [[David Asael Smith]]
* [[John Wells]]

==External resources==
*[http://www.gapages.com/niblecw1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Charles W. Nibley]
*[http://tillwegettoadam.net/wiki/index.php?title=Reminiscences_Charles_W._Nibley Autobiography of Charles W. Nibley]


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