First Counselors in the First Presidency
First Counselors in the First Presidency, listed chronologically:
First Counselor Birthdate Time served Dates of service Age when sustained President Sidney Rigdon (#1) 19 Feb 1793 11 yr 06 mo 18 Mar 1833 - 08 Sep 1844 40 yr 01 mo J Smith Heber C Kimball (#2) 14 Jun 1801 20 yr 06 mo 27 Dec 1847 - 22 Jun 1868 20 yr 06 mo B Young George A Smith (#3) 26 Jun 1817 06 yr 11 mo 07 Oct 1868 - 01 Sep 1875 51 yr 03 mo B Young
John W Young (#4) 01 Oct 1844 00 yr 11 mo 07 Oct 1876 – 29 Aug 1877 32 yr 00 mo B Young
George Q Cannon (#5) a. 11 Jan 1827 06 yr 09 mo 10 Oct 1880 – 25 Jul 1887 53 yr 09 mo J Taylor
b. 11 Jan 1827 09 yr 05 mo 07 Apr 1889 – 02 Sep 1898 62 yr 03 mo W Woodruff
c. 11 Jan 1827 02 yr 07 mo 13 Sep 1898 – 12 Apr 1901 71 yr 08 mo L Snow
George Q Cannon — Total length of service as First Counselor = 18 yr 09 mo
Joseph F Smith (#6) 13 Nov 1838 4 days 06 Oct 1901 – 10 Oct 1901 62 yr 11 mo L Snow
John R Winder (#7) 11 Dec 1821 08 yr 05 mo 17 Oct 1901 – 27 Mar 1910 79 yr 10 mo J F Smith
Anthon H Lund (#8) a. 15 May 1844 08 yr 07 mo 07 Apr 1910 – 19 Nov 1918 65 yr 11 mo J F Smith
b. 15 May 1844 02 yr 03 mo 23 Nov 1918 – 02 Mar 1921 74 yr 06 mo H J Grant
Anthon H Lund — Total length of service as First Counselor = 10 yr 10 mo
Charles W Penrose (#9) 04 Feb 1832 04 yr 02 mo 10 Mar 1921 – 15 May 1925 89 yr 01 mo H J Grant
Anthony W Ivins (#10) 16 Sep 1852 09 yr 04 mo 28 May 1925 – 23 Sep 1934 72 yr 08 mo H J Grant
J Reuben Clark (#11) a. 01 Sep 1871 10 yr 07 mo 06 Oct 1934 – 14 May 1945 63 yr 01 mo H J Grant
b. 01 Sep 1871 05 yr 10 mo 21 May 1945 – 04 Apr 1951 73 yr 09 mo G A Smith
c. 01 Sep 1871 02 yr 04 mo 12 Jun 1959 – 06 Oct 1961 87 yr 09 mo D O McKay
J Reuben Clark Jr — Total length of service as First Counselor = 18 yr 09 mo
Stephen L Richards (#12) 18 Jun 1879 08 yr 01 mo 09 Apr 1951 – 19 May 1959 71 yr 10 mo D O McKay
Henry D Moyle (#13) 22 Apr 1889 01 yr 11 mo 12 Oct 1961 – 18 Sep 1963 72 yr 06 mo D O McKay
Hugh B Brown (#14) 24 Oct 1883 06 yr 03 mo 04 Oct 1963 – 18 Jan 1970 79 yr 11 mo D O McKay
Harold B Lee (#15) 28 Mar 1899 02 yr 05 mo 23 Jan 1970 – 02 Jul 1972 70 yr 10 mo J F Smith
N Eldon Tanner (#16) a. 09 May 1898 01 yr 06 mo 07 Jul 1972 – 26 Dec 1973 74 yr 02 mo H B Lee
b. 09 May 1898 08 yr 11 mo 30 Dec 1973 – 27 Nov 1982 75 yr 08 mo S Kimball
Nathan Eldon Tanner — Total length of service as First Counselor = 10 yr 05 mo
Marion G Romney (#17) 19 Sep 1897 02 yr 11 mo 02 Dec 1982 – 05 Nov 1985 85 yr 03 mo S Kimball
Gordon Hinckley (#18) a. 23 Jun 1910 08 yr 07 mo 10 Nov 1985 – 30 May 1994 75 yr 05 mo E Benson
b. 23 Jun 1910 00 yr 09 mo 05 Jun 1994 – 03 Mar 1995 83 yr 11 mo H Hunter
Gordon B Hinckley — Total length of service as First Counselor = 09 yr 04 mo
Thomas S Monson (#19) 21 Aug 1927 12 yr 10 mo 12 Mar 1995 – 27 Jan 2008 67 yr 07 mo G Hinckley
Henry B Eyring (#20) 31 May 1933 09 yr 11 mo 27 Jan 2008 – 02 Jan 2018 74 yr 08 mo T Monson
Dallin H Oaks (#21) 12 Aug 1932 present 14 Jan 2018 – present 86 yr 05 mo R Nelson
First Counselors in the First Presidency, listed by length of service:
First Counselor Length of service Age when first sustained
Heber C Kimball 20 yr 06 mo 46 yr 06 mo
George Q Cannon 18 yr 09 mo 53 yr 09 mo
J Reuben Clark Jr 18 yr 09 mo 63 yr 01 mo
Thomas S Monson 12 yr 10 mo 67 yr 07 mo
Sidney Rigdon 11 yr 06 mo 40 yr 01 mo
Anthon H Lund 10 yr 10 mo 65 yr 11 mo
Nathan Eldon Tanner 10 yr 05 mo 74 yr 02 mo
Henry B Eyring 09 yr 11 mo 74 yr 08 mo
Anthony W Ivins 09 yr 04 mo 72 yr 08 mo
Gordon B Hinckley 09 yr 04 mo 75 yr 05 mo
John R Winder 08 yr 05 mo 79 yr 10 mo
Stephen L Richards 08 yr 01 mo 71 yr 10 mo
George A Smith 06 yr 11 mo 51 yr 03 mo
Hugh B Brown 06 yr 03 mo 79 yr 11 mo
Charles W Penrose 04 yr 02 mo 89 yr 01 mo
Marion G Romney 02 yr 11 mo 85 yr 03 mo
Harold B Lee 02 yr 05 mo 70 yr 10 mo
Henry D Moyle 01 yr 11 mo 72 yr 06 mo
John W Young 00 yr 11 mo 32 yr 00 mo
Joseph F Smith four days 62 yr 11 mo
Dallin H Oaks present 86 yr 05 mo
Note: As of January 14, 2023, President Dallin H. Oaks has served 5 years as First Counselor in the First Presidency.
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