Nelson Story Jr.
1911 caricature of Story
Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office
1921–1925
GovernorJoseph M. Dixon
Preceded byW. W. McDowell
Succeeded byW. S. McCormack
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
1902–1910
Personal details
Born(1874-05-12)May 12, 1874
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1932(1932-10-21) (aged 58)
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelationsNelson Story (father)
Childrentwo
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Nelson Story Jr. (February 15, 1878 – October 21, 1932), also known as Bud Story, was an American politician in the state of Montana who served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1921 to 1925.[1] He also served in the Montana State Legislature in the 1902 and 1910 sessions, as mayor of Bozeman, and commissioner of Gallatin County, Montana. His father was Nelson Story, a pioneer settler in Bozeman. Nelson Jr. was educated at the Shattuck (Minnesota) and Ogden (Utah) Military academies.[2] A businessman, he owned a machine shop and iron foundry, served as vice president of a milling company, and was involved in the gold mining industry.[3] Story died of a stroke while driving in Bozeman, Montana in 1932.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ Stout, Tom (1921). "Montana, Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood, Under the Editorial Supervision of Tom Stout".
  3. ^ "Nelson Story Jr. Taken By Death". Montana Butte Standard. October 22, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nelson Story, Former Lieutenant Governor, Dies at Wheel of Car". Montana Butte Standard. October 22, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2015.


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