apostlel (longest-serving apostles who didn’t serve as president ** )

                         Franklin D Richards     50 years 10 months      12 Feb 1849 to 09 Dec 1899
                         Orson Pratt             46 years 01 month       26 Apr 1835 to 03 Oct 1881
                         Boyd K Packer           45 years 03 months      09 Apr 1970 to 03 Jul 2015
                         Rudger Clawson          44 years 08 months      10 Oct 1898 to 21 Jun 1943
                         George F Richards       44 years 04 months      09 Apr 1906 to 08 Aug 1950
                         Orson Hyde              43 years 07 months      15 Feb 1835 to 28 Nov 1878
                         Stephen L Richards      42 years 04 months      18 Jan 1917 to 19 May 1959
                         L Tom Perry             41 years 02 months      06 Apr 2974 to 30 May 2015
                         Reed Smoot              40 years 10 months      08 Apr 1900 to 09 Feb 1941
                         George Q Cannon         40 years 08 months      20 Aug 1860 to 12 Apr 1901
                         Mark E Petersen         39 years 09 months      20 Apr 1944 to 11 Jan 1984
                         Erastus Snow            39 years 03 months      12 Feb 1849 to 27 May 1888
                         Brigham Young, Jr       39 years 02 months      04 Feb 1864 to 11 Apr 1903

Note: Orson Pratt’s situation is unique. He was ordained an apostle on 26 Apr 1835, excommunicated on 20 Aug 1842, then reinstated and re-ordained an apostle on 20 Jan 1843.  Orson Pratt also holds the distinction of being the apostle who served the longest without serving as the President of the Church nor the President of the Quorum of the Twelve. Also interesting is the fact that on April 7, 2024, President Dallin H. Oaks will have served 40 years as an apostle without serving as president of the Church.