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 May 14, 2024, President Dallin H. Oaks has served 6 years and 4 months as First Counselor in the First Presidency.
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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