Tenure in office of our Church Presidents,

 listed by decreasing length of service and chronologically

 

 

Listed by length of service

 

                         Prophet              Tenure as President    Dates of service as President

 

                      Brigham Young           29 years  08 months     27 Dec 1847 to 29 Aug 1877

                      Heber J Grant           26 years  05 months     23 Nov 1918 to 14 May 1945

                      David O McKay           18 years  09 months     09 Apr 1951 to 18 Jan 1970

                      Joseph F Smith          17 years  01 month      17 Oct 1901 to 19 Nov 1918

                      Joseph Smith, Jr        14 years  03 months     06 Apr 1830 to 27 Jun 1844

                      Gordon B Hinckley       12 years  10 months     12 Mar 1995 to 27 Jan 2008  

                      Spencer W Kimball       11 years  10 months     30 Dec 1973 to 05 Nov 1985

                      Wilford Woodruff        09 years  05 months     07 Apr 1889 to 02 Sep 1898

                      Ezra Taft Benson        08 years  07 months     10 Nov 1985 to 30 May 1994

                      John Taylor             06 years  09 months     10 Oct 1880 to 25 Jul 1887

                      George Albert Smith     05 years  11 months     21 May 1945 to 04 Apr 1951

                      Lorenzo Snow            03 years  01 month      13 Sep 1898 to 10 Oct 1901

                      Joseph Fielding Smith   02 years  05 months     23 Jan 1970 to 02 Jul 1972

                      Harold B Lee            01 year   06 months     07 Jul 1972 to 26 Dec 1973

                      Howard W Hunter         00 year   09 months     05 Jun 1994 to 03 Mar 1995

 

(Note: Thomas S Monson began his service as President on 03 Feb 2008)

 

 

 

Listed chronologically

 

                         Prophet              Tenure as President    Dates of service as President

 

                      Joseph Smith, Jr        14 years  03 months     06 Apr 1830 to 27 Jun 1844

                      Brigham Young           29 years  08 months     27 Dec 1847 to 29 Aug 1877

                      John Taylor             06 years  09 months     10 Oct 1880 to 25 Jul 1887

                      Wilford Woodruff        09 years  05 months     07 Apr 1889 to 02 Sep 1898

                      Lorenzo Snow            03 years  01 month      13 Sep 1898 to 10 Oct 1901

                      Joseph F Smith          17 years  01 month      17 Oct 1901 to 19 Nov 1918

                      Heber J Grant           26 years  05 months     23 Nov 1918 to 14 May 1945

                      George Albert Smith     05 years  11 months     21 May 1945 to 04 Apr 1951

                      David O McKay           18 years  09 months     09 Apr 1951 to 18 Jan 1970

                      Joseph Fielding Smith   02 years  05 months     23 Jan 1970 to 02 Jul 1972

                      Harold B Lee            01 year   06 months     07 Jul 1972 to 26 Dec 1973

                      Spencer W Kimball       11 years  10 months     30 Dec 1973 to 05 Nov 1985

                      Ezra Taft Benson        08 years  07 months     10 Nov 1985 to 30 May 1994

                      Howard W Hunter         00 year   09 months     05 Jun 1994 to 03 Mar 1995

                      Gordon B Hinckley       12 years  10 months     12 Mar 1995 to 27 Jan 2008  

 

 

 

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