Orson Hyde
Information regarding Orson Hyde
- Apostle number: 7
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 5
- Date of birth: January 8, 1805
- Place of birth: Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut
- Date of apostolic ordination: February 15, 1835
- Age when ordained apostle: 30 years 1 month
- End of apostolic service: November 28, 1878
- Total apostolic years: 43 years 9 months
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: February 15, 1835
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 43 years 8 months
- Date of death: November 28, 1878
- Age at death: 73 years 10 months
- Place of death: Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah
- Remarks: Orson Hyde was removed from the Quorum of the Twelve due to apostasy on May 4, 1839, but he was readmitted June 27, 1839. As a result, his seniority in the Quorum was reduced on April 10, 1875. He dedicated Jerusalem and Palestine for the gathering of the Jews in 1841.
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