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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