Average ages of the members
of the Quorum of the Twelve, the First Presidency,
and the Quorum of the Twelve and First Presidency combined
The compiling of the information on
this page required a prodigious amount of time. As noted in the first column,
the date I used to make the age calculations was December 31st of each year.
Thus, the average ages given will not be completely accurate for the entire
calendar year, but will be very close.
Interesting facts gleaned from the information found on
this page:
- The "oldest"
Quorum of the Twelve during this dispensation (greatest average age) was
the Quorum of the Twelve as it existed just before Elder Neal A. Maxwell
passed away on July 21, 2004. The average age of the Quorum on July 20, 2004 was 77 years and
11 months.
- The "youngest"
Quorum of the Twelve during this dispensation (youngest average age) was
the original Quorum of the Twelve, as it was created in April of
1835. The average age of the Twelve
at that time was 29 years 2 months.
- The "oldest"
First Presidency during this dispensation (greatest average age) was the First
Presidency composed of Presidents Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson,
and James E. Faust, shortly before President Faust’s death on August 10,
2007. The average age of these
three members of the First Presidency at that time was 88 years 0 months.
- The "youngest"
First Presidency was the First Presidency as it existed in 1834 with the
Prophet Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams. The average age was 36 years 7 months.
- A rather unique
situation existed in 1869 where the average ages of the Quorum of the
Twelve, the First Presidency, and the combined First Presidency and Quorum
of the Twelve were all 51 years 10 months.
- Another unique situation
existed in 1972 when President Lee was 73 years of age, Elder Marion G.
Romney was 75 years of age, and President N. Eldon Tanner was 74 years of
age. The year and the three ages
were thus 72, 73, 74, and 75.
- The oldest youngest
apostle in this dispensation has been Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in 2004.
Just before Elder Maxwell died in July of 2004, Elder Holland was 63 years
and 7 months old, and was the youngest apostle. No other "youngest" apostle has
been that old!
Average age Average age Average age
Date Quorum of Twelve First Presidency Quorum of Twelve & First
Presidency Church President
12-31-2006
75 years 04 months 87 years
05 months 77 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2005
74 years 04 months 86 years
05 months 76 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2004
73 years 04 months 85 years
05 months 75 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2003
77 years 04 months 84 years
05 months 78 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2002
76 years 04 months 83 years
05 months 77 years 09 months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2001
75 years 04 months 82 years
05 months 76 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-2000
74 years 04 months 81 years
05 months 75 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1999
73 years 04 months 80 years
05 months 74 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1998
72 years 04 months 79 years
05 months 73 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1997
71 years 04 months 78 years
05 months 72 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1996
70 years 04 months 77 years
05 months 71 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1995
69 years 04 months 76 years
05 months 70 years 09
months Gordon B Hinckley
12-31-1994
69 years 05 months 79 years
08 months 71 years 06
months Howard W Hunter
12-31-1993
72 years 08 months 81 years
05 months 74 years 05
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1992
71 years 08 months 80 years
05 months 73 years 05
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1991
70 years 08 months 79 years 05 months 72 years 05 months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1990
69 years 08 months 78 years
05 months 71 years 05
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1989
68 years 08 months 77 years
05 months 70 years 05
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1988
67 years 08 months 76 years
05 months 69 years 05
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1987
69 years 03 months 75 years
05 months 70 years 06 months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1986
68 years 03 months 74 years
05 months 69 years 06
months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1985
67 years 01 months 73 years
05 months 68 years 05 months Ezra Taft Benson
12-31-1984
66 years 04 months 83 years
10 months 69 years 10
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1983
68 years 09 months 82 years
10 months 71 years 09
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1982
70 years 02 months 81 years
10 months 72 years 06
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1981
69 years 02 months 81 years
07 months 72 years 03
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1980
69 years 06 months 83 years
11 months 72 years 05
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1979
68 years 06 months 82 years
11 months 71 years 05
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1978
67 years 06 months 81 years
11 months 70 years 05
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1977
68 years 06 months 80 years
11 months 71 years 00
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1976
67 years 06 months 79 years
11 months 70 years 00
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1973
67 years 09 months 76 years
11 months 69 years 08
months Spencer W Kimball
12-31-1972
67 years 08 months 74 years
07 months 69 years 00
months Harold B Lee
12-31-1971
68 years 02 months 80 years
07 months 70 years 08
months Joseph Fldng Smith
12-31-1970
67 years 11 months 79 years
07 months 70 years 03
months Joseph Fldng Smith
12-31-1969
69 years 07 months 81 years
00 months 73 years 05
months David O McKay
12-31-1968
68 years 07 months 80 years
00 months 72 years 05 months David O McKay
12-31-1967
67 years 07 months 81 years
09 months 71 years 09
months David O McKay
12-31-1966
66 years 07 months 80 years
09 months 70 years 09 months David O McKay
12-31-1965
65 years 07 months 79 years
09 months 69 years 09
months David O McKay
12-31-1964
64 years 07 months 79 years
09 months 67 years 08
months David O McKay
12-31-1963
63 years 07 months 78 years
09 months 66 years 08
months David O McKay
12-31-1962
65 years 01 months 80 years
09 months 68 years 03
months David O McKay
12-31-1961
66 years 01 months 79 years 09 months 68 years 10 months David O McKay
12-31-1960
67 years 04 months 82 years
09 months 70 years 05
months David O McKay
12-31-1959
66 years 04 months 81 years 09 months 69 years 05 months David O McKay
12-31-1958
66 years 10 months 84 years
01 month 70 years 01
month David O McKay
12-31-1957
65 years 07 months 83 years
01 month 69 years 01
month David O McKay
12-31-1956
64 years 07 months 82 years
01 month 68 years 01
month David O McKay
12-31-1955
63 years 07 months 81 years
01 month 67 years 01
month David O McKay
12-31-1954
62 years 07 months 80 years
01 month 66 years 01
month David O McKay
12-31-1953
59 years 08 months 79 years
01 month 63 years 06
months David O McKay
12-31-1952
60 years 09 months 78 years
01 month 64 years 05
months David O McKay
12-31-1951
62 years 10 months 77 years
01 month 65 years 08
months David O McKay
12-31-1950
63 years 05 months 79 years
02 months 66 years 06
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1949
65 years 04 months 78 years
02 months 67 years 11
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1948
64 years 04 months 77 years
02 months 66 years 11
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1947
63 years 04 months 76 years
02 months 65 years 11
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1946
64 years 04 months 75 years
02 months 66 years 6
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1945
63 years 04 months 74 years
02 months 65 years 6
months George Albert Smith
12-31-1944
64 years 07 months 77 years 07 months 67 years 03 months Heber J Grant
12-31-1943
65 years 06 months 76 years
07 months 67 years 11
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1942
70 years 02 months 75 years
07 months 71 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1941
69 years 02 months 74 years
07 months 70 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1940
71 years 03 months 73 years
07 months 71 years 09
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1939
70 years 03 months 72 years
07 months 70 years 09
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1938
69 years 03 months 71 years
07 months 69 years 09
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1937
68 years 03 months 70 years
07 months 68 years 09
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1936
68 years 02 months 69 years
07 months 68 years 06
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1935
67 years 01 months 68 years
07 months 67 years 05
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1934
66 years 01 months 67 years
07 months 66 years 05
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1933
64 years 10 months 73 years
07 months 66 years 07
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1932
64 years 00 months 78 years
02 months 66 years 00
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1931
63 years 00 months 77 years 02
months 65 years 00 month Heber J Grant
12-31-1930
63 years 01 months 78 years
01 month 66 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1929
62 years 01 months 77 years
01 month 65 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1928
61 years 01 months 76 years
01 month 64 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1927
60 years 01 months 75 years
01 month 63 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1926
59 years 01 months 74 years
01 month 62 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1925
58 years 01 months 73 years
01 month 61 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1924
57 years 01 months 77 years
09 months 61 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1923
56 years 01 months 76 years
09 months 60 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1922
55 years 01 months 75 years
09 months 59 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1921
54 years 01 months 74 years
09 months 58 years 03
months Heber J Grant
12-31-1920
54 years 09 months 76 years 06 months 59 years 01 month Heber J Grant
12-31-1919
53 years 09 months 75 years
06 months 58 years 01
month Heber J Grant
12-31-1918
53 years 04 months 74 years
06 months 57 years 11 months Heber J Grant
12-31-1917
52 years 11 months 79 years
07 months 58 years 04
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1916
53 years 03 months 78 years
07 months 58 years 08
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1915
54 years 03 months 77 years
07 months 58 years 11
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1914
53 years 03 months 76 years
07 months 57 years 11
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1913
52 years 03 months 75 years
07 months 56 years 11
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1912
51 years 03 months 74 years
07 months 55 years 11
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1911
50 years 03 months 73 years
07 months 54 years 11
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1910
51 years 10 months 67 years
00 month 54 years 10
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1909
53 years 02 months 74 years
11 months 57 years 06
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1908
52 years 02 months 73 years
11 months 56 years 06
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1907
51 years 02 months 72 years
11 months 55 years 06
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1906
51 years 10 months 71 years
11 months 55 years 10
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1905
55 years 11 months 70 years
11 months 59 years 02 months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1904
53 years 03 months 69 years
11 months 56 years 07
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1903
48 years 10 months 68 years
11 months 52 years 10
months Joseph F Smith
12-31-1902
50 years 07 months 67 years
11 months 54 years 01
month Joseph F Smith
12-31-1901
49 years 07 months 66 years
11 months 53 years 01
month Joseph F Smith
12-31-1900
50 years 11 months 74 years
04 months 55 years 07
months Lorenzo Snow
12-31-1899
51 years 00 months 73 years
04 months 55 years 09
months Lorenzo Snow
12-31-1898
52 years 04 months 72 years
04 months 56 years 04
months Lorenzo Snow
12-31-1897
54 years 11 months 73 years
08 months 58 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1896
58 years 05 months 72 years
08 months 61 years 09
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1895
55 years 05 months 71 years
08 months 58 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1894
54 years 05 months 70 years
08 months 57 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1893
53 years 05 months 69 years
08 months 56 years 08 months
Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1892
52 years 05 months 68 years
08 months 55 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1891
51 years 05 months 67 years
08 months 54 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1890
50 years 05 months 66 years
08 months 53 years 08 months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1889
49 years 05 months 65 years
08 months 52 years 08
months Wilford Woodruff
12-31-1888
53 years 08 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1887
53 years 11 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1886
52 years 09 months 62 years
01 month 54 years 09
months John Taylor
12-31-1885
51 years 09 months 61 years
01 month 53 years 08
months John Taylor
12-31-1884
52 years 06 months 60 years
01 month 54 years 01
month John Taylor
12-31-1883
53 years 11 months 59 years
01 month 55 years 00
month John Taylor
12-31-1882
54 years 07 months 58 years
01 month 55 years 04
months John Taylor
12-31-1881
56 years 10 months 57 years
01 month 56 years 10
months John Taylor
12-31-1880
57 years 00 months 56 years
01 month 56 years 10
months John Taylor
12-31-1879 59 years 02 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1878
61 years 03 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1877
60 years 03 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1876
59 years 03 months 53 years
01 month 56 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1875
58 years 03 months 52 years
01 month 55 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1874
57 years 03 months 51 years
01 month 54 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1873
56 years 03 months 50 years
01 month 53 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1872
55 years 03 months 54 years
10 months 55 years 02
months Brigham Young
12-31-1871
54 years 03 months 53 years
10 months 54 years 02
months Brigham Young
12-31-1870
53 years 03 months 52 years
10 months 53 years 02 months Brigham Young
12-31-1869
51 years 10 months 51 years
10 months 51 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1868
51 years 05 months 50 years
10 months 51 years 04 months Brigham Young
12-31-1867
52 years 01 months 53 years
10 months 52 years 06
months Brigham Young
12-31-1866
53 years 03 months 52 years
10 months 53 years 02
months Brigham Young
12-31-1865
52 years 03 months 60 years
01 month 53 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1864
51 years 03 months 59 years
01 month 52 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1863
50 years 03 months 58 years 01 month 51 years 10 months Brigham Young
12-31-1862
49 years 03 months 57 years
01 month 50 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1861
48 years 03 months 56 years 01 month 49 years 10 months Brigham Young
12-31-1860
47 years 03 months 55 years
01 month 48 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1859
47 years 05 months 54 years
01 month 48 years 11
months Brigham Young
12-31-1858
46 years 05 months 53 years
01 month 47 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1857
45 years 05 months 52 years
01 month 46 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1856
44 years 10 months 55 years
07 months 46 years 05
months Brigham Young
12-31-1855
43 years 10 months 49 years
08 months 45 years 00
month Brigham Young
12-31-1854
42 years 10 months 48 years
08 months 44 years 00
month Brigham Young
12-31-1853
41 years 10 months 51 years
07 months 43 years 09
months Brigham Young
12-31-1852
40 years 10 months 50 years
07 months 42 years 09
months Brigham Young
12-31-1851
39 years 10 months 49 years
07 months 41 years 09
months Brigham Young
12-31-1850
38 years 10 months 48 years
07 months 40 years 09
months Brigham Young
12-31-1849
37 years 10 months 47 years
07 months 39 years 09
months Brigham Young
12-31-1848
38 years 09 months 46 years
07 months 40 years 11
months Brigham Young
12-31-1847
39 years 04 months 45 years
07 months 40 years 10
months Brigham Young
12-31-1846
39 years 10 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1845
39 years 11 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1844
38 years 06 months n/a n/a n/a
12-31-1843
38 years 01 months 43 years
05 months 39 years 03
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1842
36 years 11 months 44 years
11 months 39 years 03
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1841
36 years 01 months 42 years
10 months 38 years 04
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1840
34 years 02 months 45 years
10 months 37 years 03
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1839
32 years 11 months 49 years
07 months 38 years 06
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1838
33 years 11 months 48 years
07 months 39 years 02
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1837
31 years 09 months 44 years
10 months 36 years 01
month Joseph Smith
12-31-1836
30 years 09 months 38 years
07 months 32 years 08
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1835
29 years 09 months 37 years
07 months 31 years 08
months Joseph Smith
12-31-1834 n/a 36 years 07 months n/a Joseph Smith
12-31-1833 n/a 38 years 04 months n/a Joseph Smith
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