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.
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| Preceded by Leslie A. Miller |
Governor of Wyoming
Nels H. Smith |
Succeeded by Lester C. Hunt |
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