Second Counselors in the First Presidency

 

Second Counselors in the First Presidency, listed chronologically:

 

                            

Second Counselor            Birthdate   Length of Service     Dates of service     Age when sustained  Church President

 

Frederick G Williams(#1)   28 Oct 1787     04 yr 08 mo   18 Mar 1833 - 07 Nov 1837    45 yr 05 mo       Joseph Smith   

 

Hyrum Smith         (#2)   09 Feb 1800     03 yr 03 mo   07 Nov 1837 - 24 Jan 1841    37 yr 09 mo       Joseph Smith

 

William Law         (#3)   08 Sep 1809     03 yr 03 mo   24 Jan 1841 - 18 Apr 1844    31 yr 05 mo       Joseph Smith

 

Willard Richards    (#4)   24 Jun 1804     06 yr 03 mo   27 Dec 1847 - 11 Mar 1854    43 yr 06 mo       Brigham Young

 

Jedediah M Grant    (#5)   21 Feb 1816     02 yr 08 mo   07 Apr 1854 - 01 Dec 1856    38 yr 08 mo       Brigham Young

 

Daniel H Wells      (#6)   27 Oct 1814     20 yr 08 mo   04 Jan 1857 - 29 Aug 1877    42 yr 02 mo       Brigham Young

 

Joseph F Smith      (#7) a 13 Nov 1838     06 yr 09 mo   10 Oct 1880 - 25 Jul 1887    41 yr 11 mo       John Taylor

 

                         b 13 Nov 1838     09 yr 05 mo   07 Apr 1889 - 02 Sep 1898    51 yr 05 mo       Wilford Woodruff

 

                         c 13 Nov 1838     03 yr 01 mo   13 Sep 1898 - 06 Oct 1901    59 yr 10 mo       Lorenzo Snow

 

Joseph F Smith - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 19 years 03 months

 

Rudger Clawson      (#8)   12 Mar 1857     four days     06 Oct 1901 - 10 Oct 1901    44 yr 07 mo       Lorenzo Snow

 

Anthon H Lund       (#9)   15 May 1844     08 yr 06 mo   17 Oct 1901 - 07 Apr 1910    57 yr 07 mo       Joseph F Smith

 

John Henry Smith   (#10)   18 Sep 1848     01 yr 06 mo   07 Apr 1910 - 13 Oct 1911    61 yr 07 mo       Joseph F Smith

 

Charles W Penrose  (#11) a 04 Feb 1832     06 yr 11 mo   07 Dec 1911 - 19 Nov 1918    79 yr 10 mo       Joseph F Smith

 

                         b 04 Feb 1832     02 yr 04 mo   23 Nov 1918 - 10 Mar 1921    86 yr 10 mo       Heber J Grant

 

Charles W Penrose - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 09 years 03 mos

 

Anthony W Ivins    (#12)   16 Sep 1852     04 yr 03 mo   10 Mar 1921 - 28 May 1925    68 yr 06 mo       Heber J Grant

 

Charles W Nibley   (#13)   05 Feb 1849     06 yr 06 mo   28 May 1925 - 11 Dec 1931    76 yr 04 mo       Heber J Grant

 

J Reuben Clark Jr  (#14) a 01 Sep 1871     01 yr 06 mo   06 Apr 1933 - 06 Oct 1934    61 yr 07 mo       Heber J Grant

 

                         b 01 Sep 1871     08 yr 02 mo   09 Apr 1951 - 12 Jun 1959    79 yr 07 mo       David O McKay

 

J Reuben Clark Jr - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 09 years 08 mos

 

David O McKay      (#15) a 08 Sep 1873     10 yr 07 mo   06 Oct 1934 - 14 May 1945    61 yr 01 mo       Heber J Grant

 

                         b 08 Sep 1873     05 yr 11 mo   21 May 1945 - 04 Apr 1951    71 yr 08 mo       George A Smith

 

David O McKay - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 16 years 06 months

 

Henry D Moyle      (#16)   22 Apr 1889     02 yr 04 mo   12 Jun 1959 - 12 Oct 1961    70 yr 02 mo       David O McKay

 

Hugh B Brown       (#17)   24 Oct 1883     02 yr 00 mo   12 Oct 1961 - 04 Oct 1963    78 yr 00 mo       David O McKay

 

N Eldon Tanner     (#18) a 09 May 1898     06 yr 03 mo   04 Oct 1963 - 18 Jan 1970    65 yr 05 mo       David O McKay

 

                         b 09 May 1898     02 yr 05 mo   23 Jan 1970 - 02 Jul 1972    71 yr 08 mo       Joseph F Smith

 

N Eldon Tanner - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 08 years 08 months

 

Marion G Romney    (#19) a 19 Sep 1897     01 yr 06 mo   07 Jul 1972 - 26 Dec 1973    74 yr 10 mo       Harold B Lee

 

                         b 19 Sep 1897     08 yr 11 mo   30 Dec 1973 - 02 Dec 1982    76 yr 03 mo       Spencer W Kimball

 

Marion G Romney - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 10 years 05 month

 

Gordon B Hinckley  (#20)   23 Jun 1910     02 yr 11 mo   02 Dec 1982 - 05 Nov 1985    72 yr 05 mo       Spencer W Kimball

 

Thomas S Monson    (#21) a 21 Aug 1927     08 yr 07 mo   10 Nov 1985 - 30 May 1994    58 yr 03 mo       Ezra Taft Benson

 

                         b 21 Aug 1927     00 yr 09 mo   05 Jun 1994 - 03 Mar 1995    66 yr 09 mo       Howard W Hunter

 

Thomas S Monson - Total length of service as 2nd Counselor = 09 years 04 month

 

James E Faust      (#22)   31 Jul 1920     12 yr 05 mo   12 Mar 1995 - 10 Aug 2007    74 yr 08 mo       Gordon B Hinckley

 

Henry B Eyring     (#23)   31 May 1933     00 yr 04 mo   06 Oct 2007 - 27 Jan 2008    74 yr 04 mo       Gordon B Hinckley

 

Dieter F Uchtdorf  (#24)   06 Nov 1940       present     03 Feb 2008 - present        67 yr 03 mo       Thomas S Monson

                          

 

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

                            

Second Counselor          Length of service      Age when first sustained

                     

                        Daniel H Wells                20 yr 08 mo               42 yr 02 mo

                        Joseph F Smith                19 yr 03 mo               41 yr 11 mo

                        David O McKay                 16 yr 06 mo               61 yr 01 mo

                        James E Faust                 12 yr 05 mo               74 yr 08 mo

                        Marion G Romney               10 yr 05 mo               74 yr 10 mo

                        J Reuben Clark Jr             09 yr 08 mo               61 yr 07 mo

                        Thomas S Monson               09 yr 04 mo               58 yr 03 mo            

                        Charles W Penrose             09 yr 03 mo               79 yr 10 mo

                        Nathan Eldon Tanner           08 yr 08 mo               65 yr 05 mo

                        Anthon H Lund                 08 yr 06 mo               57 yr 07 mo

                        Charles W Nibley              06 yr 06 mo               76 yr 04 mo

                        Willard Richards              06 yr 03 mo               43 yr 06 mo

                        Frederick G Williams          04 yr 08 mo               45 yr 05 mo    

                        Anthony W Ivins               04 yr 03 mo               68 yr 06 mo

                        Hyrum Smith                   03 yr 03 mo               37 yr 09 mo

                        William Law                   03 yr 03 mo               31 yr 05 mo

                        Gordon B Hinckley             02 yr 11 mo               72 yr 05 mo

                        Jedediah M Grant              02 yr 08 mo               38 yr 08 mo

                        Henry D Moyle                 02 yr 04 mo               70 yr 02 mo

                        Hugh B Brown                  02 yr 00 mo               78 yr 00 mo

                        John Henry Smith              01 yr 06 mo               61 yr 07 mo

                        Henry B Eyring                00 yr 04 mo               74 yr 04 mo                        

                        Rudger Clawson                 four days                44 yr 07 mo

                       

Note: President Dieter F Uchtdorf began his service as Second Counselor on 03 Feb 2008.

 

 

 

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