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 months
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) a 31 May 1933 00 yr 04 mo 06 Oct 2007 – 27 Jan 2008 74 yr 04 mo Gordon B Hinckley
b 31 May 1933 present 14 Jan 2018 – present 84 yr 08 mo Russell M Nelson
Dieter F Uchtdorf (#24) 06 Nov 1940 09 yr 11 mo 03 Feb 2008 – 02 Jan 2018 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 Dieter F Uchtdorf 09 yr 11 mo 67 yr 11 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: Henry B. Eyring began his second term of service as 2nd Counselor on January 14, 2018.
Note: Elder Hugh B. Brown and Elder N. Eldon Tanner served as counselors to President David O. McKay. Elder Brown was an uncle of Elder Tanner. Elder Tanner’s mother was Elder Brown’s sister.
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