Charles Wilson Nibley (1849-1931) was born in Scotland, but moved to the United States in 1855. He lived with his family on a farm in Rhode Island before moving to Cache Valley in 1860. Charles became a prominent business man and entrepreneur of Cache Valley. He was employed by the Central Pacific Railroad as station manager and by the Utah Northern Railroad as general freight and passenger agent. He also found success in the lumber business when David Eccles,George Stoddard and he founded the Oregon Lumber Company. Later in life he became involved with both the Amalgamated Sugar Company and the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company. Nibley was also active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He became a General Authority, served as Presiding Bishop under President Joseph F. Smith, and served as a second counselor to President Heber J. Grant. His personal life revolved around his three wives, Rebecca Neibaur, Ellen Ricks, and Julia Budge, and the 24 children they would have.
From the guide to the Nibley family photographs, 1865-1900, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)
