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General Authorities who have lived the longest  (over 90 years of age)


                     Authority             Birthdate        Deathdate             Age at death

                Eldred G Smith          09 Jan 1907      04 Apr 2013     106 years 02 months 24 days
                Joseph Anderson         20 Nov 1889      13 Mar 1992     102 years 03 months 23 days
                Glen L Rudd             18 May 1918      30 Dec 2016      98 years 07 months 12 days
                                       David B Haight                        02 Sep 1906              31 Jul 2004               97 years 10 months 24 days
                Gordon B Hinckley       23 Jun 1910      27 Jan 2008      97 years 07 months 04 days
                LeGrand Richards        06 Feb 1886      11 Jan 1983      96 years 11 months 05 days
                David O McKay           08 Sep 1873      18 Jan 1970      96 years 04 months 10 days
                Joseph Fielding Smith   19 Jul 1876      02 Jul 1972      95 years 11 months 13 days
.               M Russell Ballard       08 Oct 1928      12 Nov 2023      95 years 01 month  04 days
                Ezra Taft Benson        04 Aug 1899      30 May 1994      94 years 09 months 26 days
                Hartman Rector, Jr      20 Aug 1924      06 Nov 2018      94 years 02 months 17 days
                Alma Sonne              05 Mar 1884      27 Nov 1997      93 years 08 months 22 days
                Charles W Penrose       04 Feb 1832      15 May 1925      93 years 03 months 12 days
                Richard R Lyman         23 Nov 1870      31 Dec 1963      93 years 01 months 08 days
                L Tom Perry             05 Aug 1922      30 May 2015      92 years 09 months 25 days
                Hugh Brown Brown        24 Oct 1883      02 Dec 1975      92 years 01 months 08 days
                Wilford Woodruff        01 Mar 1807      02 Sep 1898      91 years 06 months 01 days
                Joseph B Wirthlin       11 Jun 1917      01 Dec 2008      91 years 05 months 20 days
                Boyd K Packer           10 Sep 1924      03 Jul 2015      90 years 09 months 23 days
                Marion G Romney         19 Sep 1897      20 May 1988      90 years 08 months 01 days
                Spencer W Kimball       28 Mar 1895      05 Nov 1985      90 years 07 months 07 days
                Thomas S Monson         21 Aug 1927      02 Jan 2018      90 years 04 months 11 days
                Edward Hunter           22 Jun 1793      16 Oct 1883      90 years 03 months 24 days
                J Reuben Clark, Jr      01 Sep 1871      06 Oct 1961      90 years 01 months 05 days
                Russell M Nelson        09 Sep 1924 to present
                Dallin H Oaks           12 Aug 1932 to present
                Henry B Eyring          31 May 1933 to present                

Notes:
1.  Richard R. Lyman (above) served as an apostle for over 25 years, but was released in 1943.
2.  Elder Joseph Anderson, Elder Alma Sonne, and Elder Glen L. Rudd  were Emeritus General Authorities when they passed away.


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