First Counselors in the First Presidency

 

First Counselors in the First Presidency, listed chronologically:

                            

First Counselor           Birthdate      Time served       Dates of service          Age when sustained    President     

 

Sidney Rigdon (#1)       19 Feb 1793     11 yr 06 mo   18 Mar 1833 - 08 Sep 1844        40 yr 01 mo         J Smith

 

Heber C Kimball (#2)     14 Jun 1801     20 yr 06 mo   27 Dec 1847 - 22 Jun 1868        20 yr 06 mo         B Young

 

George A Smith (#3)      26 Jun 1817     06 yr 11 mo   07 Oct 1868 - 01 Sep 1875        51 yr 03 mo         B Young

 

John W Young (#4)        01 Oct 1844     00 yr 11 mo   07 Oct 1876 - 29 Aug 1877        32 yr 00 mo         B Young

 

George Q Cannon (#5)  a. 11 Jan 1827     06 yr 09 mo   10 Oct 1880 - 25 Jul 1887        53 yr 09 mo         J Taylor

                      b. 11 Jan 1827     09 yr 05 mo   07 Apr 1889 - 02 Sep 1898        62 yr 03 mo         W Woodruff

                      c. 11 Jan 1827     02 yr 07 mo   13 Sep 1898 - 12 Apr 1901        71 yr 08 mo         L Snow

George Q Cannon -- Total length of service as First Counselor = 18 yr 09 mo

 

Joseph F Smith (#6)      13 Nov 1838     4 days        06 Oct 1901 - 10 Oct 1901        62 yr 11 mo         L Snow

 

John R Winder (#7)       11 Dec 1821     08 yr 05 mo   17 Oct 1901 - 27 Mar 1910        79 yr 10 mo         J F Smith

 

Anthon H Lund (#8)    a. 15 May 1844     08 yr 07 mo   07 Apr 1910 - 19 Nov 1918        65 yr 11 mo         J F Smith

                      b. 15 May 1844     02 yr 03 mo   23 Nov 1918 - 02 Mar 1921        74 yr 06 mo         H J Grant

Anthon H Lund -- Total length of service as First Counselor = 10 yr 10 mo

 

Charles W Penrose (#9)   04 Feb 1832     04 yr 02 mo   10 Mar 1921 - 15 May 1925        89 yr 01 mo         H J Grant

 

Anthony W Ivins (#10)    16 Sep 1852     09 yr 04 mo   28 May 1925 - 23 Sep 1934        72 yr 08 mo         H J Grant

 

J Reuben Clark (#11)  a. 01 Sep 1871     10 yr 07 mo   06 Oct 1934 - 14 May 1945        63 yr 01 mo         H J Grant

                      b. 01 Sep 1871     05 yr 10 mo   21 May 1945 - 04 Apr 1951        73 yr 09 mo         G A Smith

                      c. 01 Sep 1871     02 yr 04 mo   12 Jun 1959 - 06 Oct 1961        87 yr 09 mo         D O McKay

J Reuben Clark Jr -- Total length of service as First Counselor = 18 yr 09 mo

 

Stephen L Richards (#12) 18 Jun 1879     08 yr 01 mo   09 Apr 1951 - 19 May 1959        71 yr 10 mo         D O McKay

 

Henry D Moyle (#13)      22 Apr 1889     01 yr 11 mo   12 Oct 1961 - 18 Sep 1963        72 yr 06 mo         D O McKay

 

Hugh B Brown (#14)       24 Oct 1883     06 yr 03 mo   04 Oct 1963 - 18 Jan 1970        79 yr 11 mo         D O McKay

 

Harold B Lee (#15)       28 Mar 1899     02 yr 05 mo   23 Jan 1970 - 02 Jul 1972        70 yr 10 mo         J F Smith

 

N Eldon Tanner (#16)  a. 09 May 1898     01 yr 06 mo   07 Jul 1972 - 26 Dec 1973        74 yr 02 mo         H B Lee

                      b. 09 May 1898     08 yr 11 mo   30 Dec 1973 - 27 Nov 1982        75 yr 08 mo         S Kimball

Nathan Eldon Tanner -- Total length of service as First Counselor = 10 yr 05 mo

 

Marion G Romney (#17)    19 Sep 1897     02 yr 11 mo   02 Dec 1982 - 05 Nov 1985        85 yr 03 mo         S Kimball

 

Gordon Hinckley (#18) a. 23 Jun 1910     08 yr 07 mo   10 Nov 1985 - 30 May 1994        75 yr 05 mo         E Benson

                      b. 23 Jun 1910     00 yr 09 mo   05 Jun 1994 - 03 Mar 1995        83 yr 11 mo         H Hunter

Gordon B Hinckley -- Total length of service as First Counselor = 09 yr 04 mo

 

Thomas S Monson (#19)    21 Aug 1927     12 yr 10 mo   12 Mar 1995 - 27 Jan 2008        67 yr 07 mo         G Hinckley

 

Henry B Eyring (#20)     31 May 1933       present     27 Jan 2008 -   present          74 yr 08 mo         T Monson

 

 

First Counselors in the First Presidency, listed by length of service:

                            

                        First Counselor           Length of service      Age when first sustained

                     

                        Heber C Kimball              20 yr 06 mo               46 yr 06 mo

                        George Q Cannon              18 yr 09 mo               53 yr 09 mo

                        J Reuben Clark Jr            18 yr 09 mo               63 yr 01 mo

                        Thomas S Monson              12 yr 10 mo               67 yr 07 mo

                        Sidney Rigdon                11 yr 06 mo               40 yr 01 mo

                        Anthon H Lund                10 yr 10 mo               65 yr 11 mo

                        Nathan Eldon Tanner          10 yr 05 mo               74 yr 02 mo

                        Anthony W Ivins              09 yr 04 mo               72 yr 08 mo

                        Gordon B Hinckley            09 yr 04 mo               75 yr 05 mo

                        John R Winder                08 yr 05 mo               79 yr 10 mo

                        Stephen L Richards           08 yr 01 mo               71 yr 10 mo

                        George A Smith               06 yr 11 mo               51 yr 03 mo

                        Hugh B Brown                 06 yr 03 mo               79 yr 11 mo

                        Charles W Penrose            04 yr 02 mo               89 yr 01 mo

                        Marion G Romney              02 yr 11 mo               85 yr 03 mo

                        Harold B Lee                 02 yr 05 mo               70 yr 10 mo

                        Henry D Moyle                01 yr 11 mo               72 yr 06 mo

                        John W Young                 00 yr 11 mo               32 yr 00 mo

                        Joseph F Smith                four days                62 yr 11 mo

 

 

  

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