Quorums of the Twelve and Quorums of the First Presidency
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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This particular section of my website lists (chronologically) all of the changes in the Quorum of the Twelve and in the First Presidency, since 1830 to the present. The number following each name indicates the seniority held by that apostle in each particular grouping. The First Presidencies are listed in a single column and the Quorums of the Twelve in double-columns.

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1830

 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized 06 Apr 1830, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Oliver Cowdery (2)
 
 
Counselor added 08 Mar 1833, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Oliver Cowdery (2)
 Jesse Gause (-)
 
 
Jesse Gause resigns & First Presidency formed 18 Mar 1833, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Frederick G Williams (-)
 
 
Oliver Cowdery added as Assistant President 05 Dec 1834, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Oliver Cowdery (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Frederick G Williams (-)
 
 
Quorum of the Twelve formed 14 Feb 1835 to 26 Apr 1835, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
  Oliver Cowdery (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Frederick G Williams (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (3)  Parley P Pratt (9) 
 David W Patten (4) Luke S Johnson (10)
 Brigham Young (5) William B Smith (11)
 Heber C Kimball (6) Orson Pratt (12)
 Orson Hyde (7) John F Boynton (13)
 William E M'Lellin (8) Lyman E Johnson (14)

(Note: Joseph Smith established the seniority in the original Quorum of 12 by chronologic age)

 
 
Counselors added 03 Sep 1837, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Oliver Cowdery (2)
  Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Frederick G Williams (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
  Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (3) Parley P Pratt (9) 
 David W Patten (4) Luke S Johnson (10)
 Brigham Young (5) William B Smith (11)
 Heber C Kimball (6) Orson Pratt (12)
 Orson Hyde (7)  John F Boynton (13)
 William E M'Lellin (8) Lyman E Johnson (14)
 
 
Frederick G Williams rejected 07 Nov 1837, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
  Oliver Cowdery (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (3) Parley P Pratt (9) 
 David W Patten (4) Luke S Johnson (10)
 Brigham Young (5) William B Smith (11)
 Heber C Kimball (6) Orson Pratt (12)
 Orson Hyde (7) John F Boynton (13)
 William E M'Lellin (8) Lyman E Johnson (14)
 
 
John F Boynton excommunicated 01 Jan 1838, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
  Oliver Cowdery (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
  John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (3) Parley P Pratt (9) 
 David W Patten (4) Luke S Johnson (10)
  Brigham Young (5) William B Smith (11)
 Heber C Kimball (6) Orson Pratt (12)
 Orson Hyde (7) Lyman E Johnson (13)
  William E M'Lellin (8) 
 
 
Oliver Cowdery excommunicated 11 Apr 1838, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
  Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (2) Parley P Pratt (8) 
 David W Patten (3) Luke S Johnson (9)
 Brigham Young (4) William B Smith (10)
 Heber C Kimball (5) Orson Pratt (11)
 Orson Hyde (6) Lyman E Johnson (12)
 William E M'Lellin (7) 
 
 
The Johnson brothers excommunicated 13 Apr 1838, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
  Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (2) Parley P Pratt (8) 
 David W Patten (3) William B Smith (9)
 Brigham Young (4) Orson Pratt (10)
 Heber C Kimball (5) 
 Orson Hyde (6) 
  William E M'Lellin (7) 
 
 
William E M'Lellin excommunicated 11 May 1838, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
  Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (2)  William B Smith (8)
 David W Patten (3) Orson Pratt (9)
 Brigham Young (4) 
 Heber C Kimball (5) 
  Orson Hyde (6) 
 Parley P Pratt (7) 
 
 
David W Patten killed 25 Oct 1838, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
  Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (2) Orson Pratt (8)
 Brigham Young (3) 
 Heber C Kimball (4) 
  Orson Hyde (5) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) 
 William B Smith (7)
 
 
John E Page and John Taylor ordained 19 Dec 1838, thus:
 
  Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
  John Smith (-)
 Thomas B Marsh (2) Orson Pratt (8)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
  Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) 
 William B Smith (7)
 
 
Thomas B Marsh excommunicated 17 Mar 1839, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
  Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (2) John E Page (8)
 Heber C Kimball (3) John Taylor (9)
 Orson Hyde (4) 
 Parley P Pratt (5) 
 William B Smith (6)
  Orson Pratt (7) 
 
 
Wilford Woodruff and George Albert Smith ordained 26 Apr 1839, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
  Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (2)  John E Page (8)
 Heber C Kimball (3) John Taylor (9)
 Orson Hyde (4) Wilford Woodruff (10)
 Parley P Pratt (5)  George Albert Smith (11)
 William B Smith (6)
 Orson Pratt (7) 
 
 
Orson Hyde and William B Smith dropped 04 May 1839, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
  John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (2) Wilford Woodruff (8) 
 Heber C Kimball (3) George Albert Smith (9) 
 Parley P Pratt (4) 
 Orson Pratt (5) 
 John E Page (6)
 John Taylor (7)
 
 
William B Smith restored 25 May 1839 and Orson Hyde restored 27 Jun 1839, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
  Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (2) John E Page (8)
 Heber C Kimball (3) John Taylor (9)
 Orson Hyde (4) Wilford Woodruff (10) 
 Parley P Pratt (5) George Albert Smith (11)
  William B Smith (6)
 Orson Pratt (7)
 
 
 

1840

 
Willard Richards ordained 14 Apr 1840, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
 Joseph Smith, Sr. (-)
 John Smith (-)
  Brigham Young (2) John E Page (8)
 Heber C Kimball (3) John Taylor (9)
 Orson Hyde (4) Wilford Woodruff (10) 
  Parley P Pratt (5) George Albert Smith (11)
 William B Smith (6) Willard Richards (12)
 Orson Pratt (7)
 
 
Joseph Smith, Sr. died 14 Sep 1840, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 Hyrum Smith (-)
  John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (2) John E Page (8)
 Heber C Kimball (3) John Taylor (9)
 Orson Hyde (4) Wilford Woodruff (10) 
 Parley P Pratt (5) George Albert Smith (11)
 William B Smith (6) Willard Richards (12)
  Orson Pratt (7)
 
 
Hyrum Smith receives keys of successorship and William Law ordained 2nd Counselor 24 Jan 1841, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
 John Smith (-)
  Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
  Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
 Orson Pratt (8)
 
 
Lyman Wight ordained 08 Apr 1841, thus:
 
  Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
  Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
 Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
John C Bennett added as Assistant President 08 Apr 1841, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
  Hyrum Smith (2)
 John C Bennett (-)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
  John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
  Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
  Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
John C Bennett disfellowshipped on 25 May 1842, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
  Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
 Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
Orson Pratt dropped and Amasa M Lyman added 20 Aug 1842, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
  William Law (-) 
 John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (3) John Taylor (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) Wilford Woodruff (10) 
 Orson Hyde (5) George Albert Smith (11)
 Parley P Pratt (6) Willard Richards (12)
  William B Smith (7) Lyman Wight (13)
 John E Page (8) Amasa M Lyman (14)
 
 
Orson Pratt reinstated, replacing Amasa M Lyman on 20 Jan 1843, thus:
 
  Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
  John Smith (-)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
  Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
Amasa M Lyman placed in First Presidency 04 Feb 1843, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
 Sidney Rigdon (-)
 William Law (-) 
 John Smith (-)
  Amasa M Lyman (15)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5)  Wilford Woodruff (11) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
 Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
William Law excommunicated 18 Apr 1844, thus:
 
 Joseph Smith (1)
 Hyrum Smith (2)
  Sidney Rigdon (-)
 John Smith (-)
 Amasa M Lyman (15)
 Brigham Young (3) John E Page (9)
 Heber C Kimball (4) John Taylor (10)
 Orson Hyde (5) Wilford Woodruff (11) 
 Parley P Pratt (6) George Albert Smith (12)
 William B Smith (7) Willard Richards (13)
 Orson Pratt (8) Lyman Wight (14)
 
 
Joseph and Hyrum Smith martyred 27 Jun 1844, thus:
 
  Brigham Young (1) John E Page (7)
 Heber C Kimball (2) Willard Richards (8)
 Orson Hyde (3) Wilford Woodruff (9) 
  Parley P Pratt (4) John Taylor (10)
 William B Smith (5) George Albert Smith (11)
 Orson Pratt (6) Lyman Wight (12)

(Note: This is the order of seniority as listed in the minutes of the October 1844 General Conference.)

 
 
Amasa M Lyman returned to the Quorum of the Twelve on 12 Aug 1844, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1) Willard Richards (8)
 Heber C Kimball (2) Wilford Woodruff (9) 
 Orson Hyde (3) John Taylor (10)
 Parley P Pratt (4)  George Albert Smith (11)
 William B Smith (5) Lyman Wight (12)
 Orson Pratt (6) Amasa M Lyman (13)
 John E Page (7)  
 
 
William B Smith dropped 06 Oct 1845, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1) Willard Richards (7)
 Heber C Kimball (2) Wilford Woodruff (8) 
  Orson Hyde (3) John Taylor (9)
 Parley P Pratt (4) George Albert Smith (10)
 Orson Pratt (5) Lyman Wight (11)
  John E Page (6) Amasa M Lyman(12)
 
 
 
John E Page dropped 09 Feb 1846, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1) Wilford Woodruff (7) 
 Heber C Kimball (2) John Taylor (8)
 Orson Hyde (3) George Albert Smith (9)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Lyman Wight (10)
 Orson Pratt (5) Amasa M Lyman(11)
 Willard Richards (6) 
 
 
Ezra Taft Benson ordained 16 Jul 1846, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1) Wilford Woodruff (7) 
  Heber C Kimball (2) John Taylor (8)
 Orson Hyde (3) George Albert Smith (9)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Lyman Wight (10)
  Orson Pratt (5) Amasa M Lyman(11)
 Willard Richards (6) Ezra Taft Benson (12)
 
 
New First Presidency sustained 27 Dec 1847, thus:
 
  Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Willard Richards (7)
 Orson Hyde (3) George Albert Smith (10)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Amasa M Lyman (11)
 Orson Pratt (5) Ezra Taft Benson (12)
 Lyman Wight (6) 
  Wilford Woodruff (8)
 John Taylor (9)
 

(Note: Notice the change in seniority of Lyman Wight. Some have conjectured that this advancement

in seniority was a concession made to him in an effort to keep him in the Quorum.)

 
 
Lyman Wight excommunicated 03 Dec 1848, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Willard Richards (6)
 Orson Hyde (3) Amasa M Lyman (10)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Ezra T Benson (11)
 Orson Pratt (5) 
 Wilford Woodruff (7)
 John Taylor (8)
 George Albert Smith (9) 
 
 
4 new apostles ordained 12 Feb 1849, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Willard Richards (6)
  Orson Hyde (3) Amasa M Lyman (10)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Ezra T Benson (11)
 Orson Pratt (5) Charles C Rich (12)
 Wilford Woodruff (7) Lorenzo Snow (13)
 John Taylor (8) Erastus Snow (14)
 George Albert Smith (9) Franklin D Richards (15)
 
 
 

1850

 
Willard Richards died 11 Mar 1854, thus on 07 Apr 1854:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
  Jedediah M Grant (-)
 Orson Hyde (3) Amasa M Lyman (9)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Ezra T Benson (10)
  Orson Pratt (5) Charles C Rich (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (6) Lorenzo Snow (12)
 John Taylor (7) Erastus Snow (13)
  George Albert Smith (8) Franklin D Richards (14)
 
 
Jedediah M Grant died 01 Dec 1856, thus on 04 Jan 1857:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Orson Hyde (3) Amasa M Lyman (9)
 Parley P Pratt (4) Ezra T Benson (10)
  Orson Pratt (5) Charles C Rich (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (6) Lorenzo Snow (12)
 John Taylor (7) Erastus Snow (13)
  George Albert Smith (8) Franklin D Richards (14)
 
 
Parley P Pratt killed 13 May 1857, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Orson Hyde (3) Ezra T Benson (9)
 Orson Pratt (4) Charles C Rich (10)
 Wilford Woodruff (5) Lorenzo Snow (11)
 John Taylor (6) Erastus Snow (12)
 George Albert Smith (7) Franklin D Richards (13)
 Amasa M Lyman (8)
 
 
 

1860

 
George Q Cannon ordained 26 Aug 1860, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Orson Hyde (3) Ezra T Benson (9)
 Orson Pratt (4) Charles C Rich (10)
 Wilford Woodruff (5) Lorenzo Snow (11)
 John Taylor (6) Erastus Snow (12)
 George Albert Smith (7) Franklin D Richards (13)
 Amasa M Lyman (8) George Q Cannon (14)
 
 
Brigham Young establishes "date of ordination" as criterion for seniority in the Quorum in Oct 1861, thus:
 
  Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Orson Hyde (3) Ezra T Benson (9)
  Orson Pratt (4) Charles C Rich (10)
 John Taylor (5) Lorenzo Snow (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (6) Erastus Snow (12)
  George Albert Smith (7) Franklin D Richards (13)
 Amasa M Lyman (8) George Q Cannon (14)
 
 
Joseph F Smith added as counselor 01 Jul 1866, thus:
 
  Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (15)
 Orson Hyde (3) Ezra T Benson (9)
 Orson Pratt (4) Charles C Rich (10)
 John Taylor (5)  Lorenzo Snow (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (6) Erastus Snow (12)
 George Albert Smith (7) Franklin D Richards (13)
 Amasa M Lyman (8)  George Q Cannon (14)
 
 
Amasa M Lyman dropped 06 Oct 1867, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 Heber C Kimball (2)
  Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (14)
 Orson Hyde (3) Charles C Rich (9)
 Orson Pratt (4) Lorenzo Snow (10)
 John Taylor (5) Erastus Snow (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (6) Franklin D Richards (12) 
 George Albert Smith (7) George Q Cannon (13)
 Ezra T Benson (8) Joseph F Smith (14)
 
 
Heber C Kimball died 22 Jun 1868, thus on 07 Oct 1868:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
  George A Smith (6)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (14)
 Orson Hyde (2) Lorenzo Snow (9)
 Orson Pratt (3) Erastus Snow (10)
 John Taylor (4) Franklin D Richards (11) 
  Wilford Woodruff (5) George Q Cannon (12)
 Ezra T Benson (7) Brigham Young, Jr (13)
 Charles C Rich (8) Joseph F Smith (14)

(Note: Since Brigham Young, Jr had been ordained an apostle before Joseph F Smith, Elder Young was given a senior position in the Quorum relative to Elder Smith)

 
 
Ezra T Benson died 03 Sep 1869, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
  George A Smith (6)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (13)
 Orson Hyde (2) Erastus Snow (9)
 Orson Pratt (3) Franklin D Richards (10) 
 John Taylor (4) George Q Cannon (11)
  Wilford Woodruff (5) Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Charles C Rich (7) Joseph F Smith (13) 
 Lorenzo Snow (8) 
 
 
 

1870

 
Albert Carrington ordained 03 Jul 1870, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 George A Smith (6)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
  Joseph F Smith (13)
 Orson Hyde (2) Erastus Snow (9)
 Orson Pratt (3) Franklin D Richards (10) 
  John Taylor (4) George Q Cannon (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (5) Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Charles C Rich (7) Joseph F Smith (13) 
  Lorenzo Snow (8) Albert Carrington (14)
 
 
Counselors added 08 Apr 1873, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 George A Smith (6)
  Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (13)
 Lorenzo Snow (8)
  Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Albert Carrington (14)
 John W Young (-)
 George Q Cannon (11)
  Orson Hyde (2) Erastus Snow (9)
 Orson Pratt (3) Franklin D Richards (10) 
 John Taylor (4) George Q Cannon (11)
 Wilford Woodruff (5) Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Charles C Rich (7) Joseph F Smith (13) 
 Lorenzo Snow (8) Albert Carrington (14)

(Note: The work of these new counselors was in addition to their duties in the Quorum of the 12, similar to the situation of Elder Joseph F Smith for the few preceding years.)

 
 
Brigham Young changes the seniority of Elders Hyde and Pratt on 10 Apr 1875, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
 George A Smith (4)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
  Joseph F Smith (13)
 Lorenzo Snow (8)
 Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Albert Carrington (14)
 John W Young (-)
 George Q Cannon (11)
 John Taylor (2) Erastus Snow (9)
  Wilford Woodruff (3) Franklin D Richards (10) 
 Orson Hyde (5) George Q Cannon (11)
 Orson Pratt (6) Brigham Young, Jr (12)
 Charles C Rich (7) Joseph F Smith (13) 
 Lorenzo Snow (8) Albert Carrington (14)

(Note: This change was made due to the fact that Elders Hyde and Pratt were both dropped from the Quorum

for short periods of time in the 1830's, and new apostles were brought into the Quorum during their absences.)

 
 
George A Smith died 01 Sep 1875, thus:
 
  Brigham Young (1)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (12)
 Lorenzo Snow (7)
 Brigham Young, Jr (11)
 Albert Carrington (13)
 John W Young (-)
  George Q Cannon (10)
 John Taylor (2) Erastus Snow (8)
 Wilford Woodruff (3) Franklin D Richards (9) 
  Orson Hyde (4) George Q Cannon (10)
 Orson Pratt (5) Brigham Young, Jr (11)
 Charles C Rich (6) Joseph F Smith (12) 
  Lorenzo Snow (7) Albert Carrington (13)
 
 
John W Young named First Counselor in First Presidency 07 Oct 1876, thus:
 
 Brigham Young (1)
  John W Young (-)
 Daniel H Wells (-)
 Joseph F Smith (12)
 Lorenzo Snow (7)
  Brigham Young, Jr (11)
 Albert Carrington (13)
 George Q Cannon (10)
 John Taylor (2) Erastus Snow (8)
 Wilford Woodruff (3) Franklin D Richards (9) 
 Orson Hyde (4) George Q Cannon (10)
  Orson Pratt (5) Brigham Young, Jr (11)
 Charles C Rich (6) Joseph F Smith (12) 
 Lorenzo Snow (7) Albert Carrington (13)
 
 
Brigham Young died 29 Aug 1877, thus:
 
 John Taylor (1) Erastus Snow (7)
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Franklin D Richards (8) 
 Orson Hyde (3)  George Q Cannon (9)
 Orson Pratt (4) Brigham Young, Jr (10)
 Charles C Rich (5) Joseph F Smith (11) 
 Lorenzo Snow (6) Albert Carrington (12)
 
 
Orson Hyde died 28 Nov 1878, thus on 09 Apr 1879:
 
 John Taylor (1) Franklin D Richards (7) 
 Wilford Woodruff (2)  George Q Cannon (8) 
 Orson Pratt (3) Brigham Young, Jr (9)
 Charles C Rich (4) Joseph F Smith (10)
 Lorenzo Snow (5) Albert Carrington (11)
 Erastus Snow (6) Moses Thatcher (12)
 
 
 

1880

 
First Presidency reorganized 08 Oct 1880 and new apostles added 27 Oct 1880, thus:
 
  John Taylor (1) 
 George Q Cannon (8)
 Joseph F Smith (10)
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Brigham Young, Jr (9) 
 Orson Pratt (3) Albert Carrington (11)
 Charles C Rich (4) Moses Thatcher (12)
 Lorenzo Snow (5)  Francis M Lyman (13) 
 Erastus Snow (6) John Henry Smith (14)
 Franklin D Richards (7)
 
 
Orson Pratt died 03 Oct 1881, thus:
 
  John Taylor (1) 
 George Q Cannon (7)
 Joseph F Smith (9)
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Albert Carrington (10)
 Charles C Rich (3) Moses Thatcher (11)
 Lorenzo Snow (4) Francis M Lyman (12) 
 Erastus Snow (5)  John Henry Smith (13)
 Franklin D Richards (6)
 Brigham Young, Jr (8)
 
 
New apostles added 16 Oct 1882, thus:
 
 John Taylor (1) 
  George Q Cannon (7)
 Joseph F Smith (9)
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Albert Carrington (10)
  Charles C Rich (3) Moses Thatcher (11)
 Lorenzo Snow (4) Francis M Lyman (12) 
 Erastus Snow (5) John Henry Smith (13)
  Franklin D Richards (6) George Teasdale (14)
 Brigham Young, Jr (8) Heber J Grant (15)
 
 
Charles C Rich died 17 Nov 1883, thus:
 
 John Taylor (1)
 George Q Cannon (6)
 Joseph F Smith (8) 
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Moses Thatcher (10)
  Lorenzo Snow (3) Francis M Lyman (11)
 Erastus Snow (4) John Henry Smith (12) 
 Franklin D Richards (5) George Teasdale (13) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (7) Heber J Grant (14) 
 Albert Carrington (9) 
 
 
John W Taylor ordained 09 Apr 1884, thus:
 
  John Taylor (1)
 George Q Cannon (6)
 Joseph F Smith (8) 
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Moses Thatcher (10)
 Lorenzo Snow (3) Francis M Lyman (11)
 Erastus Snow (4) John Henry Smith (12) 
 Franklin D Richards (5)  George Teasdale (13) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (7) Heber J Grant (14) 
 Albert Carrington (9) John W Taylor (15) 
 
 
Albert Carrington excommunicated 07 Nov 1885, thus:
 
 John Taylor (1)
 George Q Cannon (6)
 Joseph F Smith (8) 
 Wilford Woodruff (2) Francis M Lyman (10)
 Lorenzo Snow (3) John Henry Smith (11) 
 Erastus Snow (4)  George Teasdale (12) 
 Franklin D Richards (5) Heber J Grant (13) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (7) John W Taylor (14) 
 Moses Thatcher (9) 
 
 
John Taylor died 25 Jul 1887, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1) Moses Thatcher (8) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) Francis M Lyman (9)
  Erastus Snow (3) John Henry Smith (10) 
 Franklin D Richards (4) George Teasdale (11) 
 George Q Cannon (5) Heber J Grant (12) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (6) John W Taylor (13) 
 Joseph F Smith (7) 
 
 
Erastus Snow died 27 May 1888, thus:
 
  Wilford Woodruff (1) Moses Thatcher (7) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) Francis M Lyman (8)
 Franklin D Richards (3) John Henry Smith (9) 
  George Q Cannon (4) George Teasdale (10) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (5) Heber J Grant (11) 
 Joseph F Smith (6) John W Taylor (12) 
 
 
First Presidency reorganized 07 Apr 1889, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1)
 George Q Cannon (4)
  Joseph F Smith (6) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) George Teasdale (10)
 Franklin D Richards (3) Heber J Grant (11) 
  Brigham Young, Jr (5) John W Taylor (12) 
 Moses Thatcher (7) 
 Francis M Lyman (8) 
  John Henry Smith (9) 
 
 
Three new apostles ordained 07 Oct 1889, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1)
 George Q Cannon (4)
  Joseph F Smith (6) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) George Teasdale (10)
 Franklin D Richards (3) Heber J Grant (11) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (5) John W Taylor (12) 
 Moses Thatcher (7) Marriner W Merrill (13)
 Francis M Lyman (8) Anthon H Lund (14)
  John Henry Smith (9) Abraham H Cannon (15)
 
 
 

1890

 
Moses Thatcher released 06 Apr 1896, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1)
 George Q Cannon (4)
 Joseph F Smith (6) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) Heber J Grant (10) 
 Franklin D Richards (3) John W Taylor (11) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (5) Marriner W Merrill (12)
 Francis M Lyman (7) Anthon H Lund (13) 
 John Henry Smith (8)  Abraham H Cannon (14)
 George Teasdale (9)
 
 
Abraham H Cannon died 19 Jul 1896, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1)
 George Q Cannon (4)
 Joseph F Smith (6) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) Heber J Grant (10) 
 Franklin D Richards (3) John W Taylor (11) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (5) Marriner W Merrill (12)
 Francis M Lyman (7) Anthon H Lund (13) 
 John Henry Smith (8) 
 George Teasdale (9)
 
 
Two new apostles ordained 07 Oct 1897, thus:
 
 Wilford Woodruff (1)
 George Q Cannon (4)
 Joseph F Smith (6) 
 Lorenzo Snow (2) Heber J Grant (10) 
 Franklin D Richards (3) John W Taylor (11)  
 Brigham Young, Jr (5) Marriner W Merrill (12)
 Francis M Lyman (7) Anthon H Lund (13) 
 John Henry Smith (8) Matthias F Cowley (14)
 George Teasdale (9) Abraham O Woodruff (15)
 
 
Wilford Woodruff died 02 Sep 1898, thus on 13 Sep 1898:
 
 Lorenzo Snow (1)
  George Q Cannon (3)
 Joseph F Smith (5) 
 Franklin D Richards (2) John W Taylor (10) 
  Brigham Young, Jr (4) Marriner W Merrill (11)
 Francis M Lyman (6) Anthon H Lund (12) 
 John Henry Smith (7) Matthias F Cowley (13)
  George Teasdale (8) Abraham O Woodruff (14)
 Heber J Grant (9) 
 
 
Rudger Clawson ordained 10 Oct 1898, thus:
 
 Lorenzo Snow (1)
 George Q Cannon (3)
 Joseph F Smith (5) 
 Franklin D Richards (2) John W Taylor (10) 
  Brigham Young, Jr (4) Marriner W Merrill (11)
 Francis M Lyman (6) Anthon H Lund (12) 
 John Henry Smith (7) Matthias F Cowley (13)
 George Teasdale (8) Abraham O Woodruff (14)
 Heber J Grant (9) Rudger Clawson (15)
 
 
Franklin D Richards died 09 Dec 1899, thus:
 
  Lorenzo Snow (1)
 George Q Cannon (2)
 Joseph F Smith (4) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (3) Marriner W Merrill (10)
 Francis M Lyman (5) Anthon H Lund (11) 
 John Henry Smith (6) Matthias F Cowley (12)
 George Teasdale (7) Abraham O Woodruff (13)
 Heber J Grant (8) Rudger Clawson (14)
 John W Taylor (9) 
 
 
 

1900

 
Reed Smoot ordained 08 Apr 1900, thus:
 
  Lorenzo Snow (1)
 George Q Cannon (2)
 Joseph F Smith (3) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (4) Marriner W Merrill (10)
 Francis M Lyman (5) Anthon H Lund (11) 
 John Henry Smith (6) Matthias F Cowley (12)
 George Teasdale (7) Abraham O Woodruff (13)
 Heber J Grant (8) Rudger Clawson (14)
 John W Taylor (9) Reed Smoot (15)
 

(Note: On April 5, 1900, it was decided that seniority in the Quorum of the Twelve would be determined by the date that an apostle became a member of the Quorum,

not the date on which the apostle was ordained to the apostleship. Thus, as can be seen above, Elder Joseph F Smith was now senior to Elder Brigham Young.)

 
 
George Q Cannon died 12 Apr 1901, thus:
 
 Lorenzo Snow (1)
 Joseph F Smith (2) 
 Brigham Young, Jr (3) Marriner W Merrill (9)
 Francis M Lyman (4) Anthon H Lund (10) 
 John Henry Smith (5) Matthias F Cowley (11)
 George Teasdale (6) Abraham O Woodruff (12)
 Heber J Grant (7) Rudger Clawson (13)