David H. Nutt is an American lawyer and philanthropist. He is the former richest person in the US state of Mississippi.Nutt graduated from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.[1] A lawyer, Nutt has defended former trial lawyer Richard Scruggs.[2] He has also "represented clients in asbestos, drug, healthcare fraud and environmental litigation."
In 1999, he agreed to donate $14.5 million to the University of Mississippi, which named its David H. Nutt Auditorium in his honor.[3]
Nutt lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He owns the Canadian River Cattle Ranch, a 71,000-acre ranch in Oldham County, Texas. As of 2014, he was worth an estimated US$880 million.[4]