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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Donald Grant Nutter
|name=Donald Grant Nutter
|image=Donald Nutter of MT.jpg
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|office=15th [[Governor]] of [[Montana]]
|office=15th [[Governor]] of [[Montana]]
|term_start=January 4, 1961
|term_start=January 4, 1961
[[Distinguished Flying Cross]] with clusters}}
[[Distinguished Flying Cross]] with clusters}}
'''Donald Grant Nutter''' (November 28, 1915 – January 25, 1962) was the 15th [[Governor]] of his native state of [[Montana]]], who served only for one year and three weeks because of his death at the age of forty-six in an airplane crash in Lewis and Clark County during a [[blizzard]]. He was succeeded by the lieutenant governor and fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]], [Tim Babcock]], who held the governorship from 1962 to 1969.
'''Donald Grant Nutter''' (November 28, 1915 – January 25, 1962) was the 15th [[Governor]] of his native state of [[Montana]], who served only for one year and three weeks because of his death at the age of forty-six in an airplane crash in Lewis and Clark County during a [[blizzard]]. He was succeeded by the lieutenant governor and fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]], [Tim Babcock]], who held the governorship from 1962 to 1969.
He was the recipient of the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] for his [[World War II]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_nutter_donald.html|title=Montana Governor Donald Grant Nutter|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> Nutter served from 1951 to 1959 in the Montana State Senate for the 19th district. He was also the Montana state Republican chairman prior to his election as governor on November 8, 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm | title=Former Governors of Montana|publisher=www.netstate.com|accessdate=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
He was the recipient of the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] for his [[World War II]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_nutter_donald.html|title=Montana Governor Donald Grant Nutter|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate=October 14, 2012}}</ref> Nutter served from 1951 to 1959 in the Montana State Senate for the 19th district. He was also the Montana state Republican chairman prior to his election as governor on November 8, 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm | title=Former Governors of Montana|publisher=www.netstate.com|accessdate=October 9, 2013}}</ref>