Appendix: General Authorities of the Church
Presidents of the Church
Joseph Smith
Born Dec. 23, 1805, at Sharon, Vermont; received the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James and John in 1820; sustained April, 1830, as First Elder and Oliver Cowdery as Second Elder of the Church, at the age of 24; sustained January 25, 1832, as President of the High Priesthood at a conference at Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio; murdered June 27, 1844, at Carthage Jail, Illinois.
Brigham Young
Born June 1, 1801, at Whittingham, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, by Joseph Smith and the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon; sustained Dec. 27, 1847, as President of the Church, at the age of 46; died Aug. 29, 1877, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Taylor
Born Nov. 1, 1808, at Milnthorpe, England; ordained an apostle Dec. 19, 1838, under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball; sustained Oct. 10, 1880, as President of the Church, at the age of 72; died July 25, 1887, at Kaysville, Davis County, Utah.
Wilford Woodruff
Born March 1, 1807, at Avon, Connecticut; ordained an apostle April 26, 1839, by Brigham Young; sustained April 7, 1889, as President of the Church, at the age of 82; died Sept. 2, 1898, at San Francisco, California.
Lorenzo Snow
Born April 3, 1814, at Mantua, Ohio; ordained an apostle Feb. 12, 1849, by Heber C. Kimball; sustained Sept. 13, 1898, as President of the Church, at the age of 84; died Oct. 10, 1901, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Joseph F. Smith
Born Nov. 13, 1838, at Far West, Missouri; ordained an apostle July 1, 1866, by Brigham Young, and set apart as one of the twelve apostles Oct. 8, 1867; sustained Oct. 17, 1901, as President of the Church, at the age of 63; died Nov. 19, 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Heber J. Grant
Born Nov. 22, 1856, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle by George Q. Cannon, October 16, 1882; sustained Nov. 23, 1918, as President of the Church, at the age of 63.
First Counselors in the First Presidency
Sidney Rigdon
Born Feb. 19, 1793, at St. Clair, Pennsylvania; ordained a high priest by Joseph Smith and set apart March 18, 1833, as first counselor in the First Presidency by Joseph Smith, at the age of 40; excommunicated Sept. 8, 1844; died July 14, 1876, at Friendship, Alleghany County, New York.
Heber C. Kimball
Born June 14, 1801, at Sheldon, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; sustained Dec. 27, 1847, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 46; died June 22, 1868, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
George A. Smith
Born June 26, 1817, at Potsdam, New York; ordained an apostle April 26, 1839, by Heber C. Kimball; sustained October 6, 1868, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 51; died Sept. 1, 1875, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John W. Young
Born Oct. 1, 1844, at Nauvoo, Illinois; sustained Oct. 7, 1876, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 32; retired at the death of Brigham Young.
George Q. Cannon
Born Jan. 11, 1827, at Liverpool, England; ordained an apostle Aug. 26, 1860, by Brigham Young; sustained Oct. 10, 1880, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 62; sustained April 7, 1889, as first counselor to President Woodruff and also to President Lorenzo Snow, Sept. 13, 1898; died April 12, 1901, at Monterey, California.
John R. Winder
Born Dec. 11, 1821, at Biddenden, England; ordained a high priest March 4, 1872, by Edward Hunter; sustained Oct. 17, 1901, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 80; died March 27, 1910, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Anthon H. Lund
Born May 15, 1844, at Aalborg, Denmark; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by George Q. Cannon; sustained April 7, 1910, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 66; died March 2, 1921, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles W. Penrose
Born Feb. 4, 1832, at London, England; ordained an apostle July 7, 1904, by Joseph F. Smith; sustained March 10, 1921, as first counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 89.
Second Counselors in the First Presidency
Fred’k G. Williams
Born Oct. 28, 1787, at Suffield, Connecticut; called by revelation March, 1832, to be a high priest and counselor to Joseph Smith; ordained and set apart March 18, 1833, as second counselor in the First Presidency by Joseph Smith, at the age of 46; rejected Nov. 7, 1837; died Oct. 10, 1842, at Quincy, Illinois.
Hyrum Smith
Born Feb. 9, 1800, at Tunbridge, Vermont; ordained a high priest June 6, 1831, by Joseph Smith; chosen as second counselor in the First Presidency, Nov. 7, 1837, at the age of 37; called to be Patriarch Jan. 24, 1841; murdered June 27, 1844, at Carthage, Illinois.
William Law
Born Sept. 8, 1809; ordained and set apart Jan. 24, 1841, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 32, excommunicated April 18, 1844; died Jan. 19, 1892, at Shullsburg, Wisconsin.
Willard Richards
Born June 24, 1804, at Hopkinton, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle April 14, 1840, by Brigham Young; sustained Dec. 27, 1847, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 43; died March 11, 1854, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jedediah M. Grant
Born Feb. 21, 1816, at Windsor, New York; set apart as second counselor in the First Presidency, April 7, 1854, at the age of 38; died Dec. 1, 1856, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Daniel H. Wells
Born Oct. 27, 1814, at Trenton, New York; ordained an apostle and set apart as second counselor in the First Presidency, January 4, 1857, by Brigham Young, at the age of 43; retired at the death of President Young; died March 24, 1891, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Joseph F. Smith
Born Nov. 13, 1838, at Far West, Missouri; set apart as one of the twelve apostles Oct. 8, 1867; sustained Oct. 10, 1880, as second counselor to President John Taylor, at the age of 41; also sustained as second counselor to President Wilford Woodruff, April 7, 1889, and to President Lorenzo Snow, Sept. 13, 1898; sustained as President of the Church Oct. 17, 1901; died Nov. 19, 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Anthon H. Lund
Born May 15, 1844, at Aalborg, Denmark; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by George Q. Cannon; sustained as second counselor in the First Presidency, Oct. 17, 1901, at the age of 51; advanced to first counselor April 7, 1910; died March 2, 1921, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Henry Smith
Born Sept. 18, 1848, at Carbunca, Iowa; ordained an apostle Oct. 27, 1880, by Wilford Woodruff; sustained April 7, 1910, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 62; died Oct. 13, 1911, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles W. Penrose
Born Feb. 4, 1832, at London, England; ordained an apostle July 7, 1904, by Joseph F. Smith; sustained Dec. 7, 1911, as second counselor in the First Presidency, at the age of 79; advanced to first counselor March 10, 1921.
Anthony W. Ivins
Born Sept. 16, 1852, at Toms River, New Jersey; ordained an apostle Oct. 6, 1907, by Joseph F. Smith; sustained as second counselor in the First Presidency, March 10, 1921, at the age of 68.
The Apostles of the Church
Thomas B. Marsh
Born Nov. 1, 1799, at Acton, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle April 26, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 36; President of the council of apostles; excommunicated for apostasy March 17, 1839; returned to the Church in 1857; died in 1860 at Ogden, Utah.
David W. Patten
Born in 1800, at Theresa, New York; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 35; shot Oct. 25, 1838, at the Battle of Crooked River, Missouri.
Brigham Young
Born June 1, 1801, at Whittingham, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 34; President of the council of apostles; sustained Dec. 27, 1847, as President of the Church; died Aug. 29, 1877, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Heber C. Kimball
Born June 14, 1801, at Sheldon, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 34; died June 22, 1868, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Orson Hyde
Born Jan. 8, 1805, at Oxford, Connecticut; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 30; died Nov. 28, 1878, at Spring City, Utah.
William E. McLellin
Born 1806, in Tennessee; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 29; excommunicated May 11, 1838; died April 24, 1883, at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
Parley P. Pratt
Born April 12, 1807, at Burlington, New York; ordained an apostle Feb. 21, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 28; assassinated May 13, 1857, at Van Buren, Arkansas.
Luke S. Johnson
Born Nov. 3, 1807, at Pomfret, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 28; excommunicated April 13, 1838; returned to the Church, and died Dec. 9, 1861, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
William B. Smith
Born March 13, 1811, at Royalton, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 24; excommunicated Oct. 12, 1845; died Nov. 13, 1893, at Osterdock, Clayton County, Iowa.
Orson Pratt
Born Sept. 19, 1811, at Hartford, New York; ordained an apostle April 26, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at Kirtland, at the age of 24; died Oct. 3, 1881, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John F. Boynton
Born Sept. 20, 1811, at Bradford, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 24; excommunicated; died Oct. 20, 1890, at Syracuse, New York.
Lyman E. Johnson
Born Oct. 24, 1811, at Pomfret, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 24; excommunicated April 13, 1838; died Dec. 20, 1856, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
John E. Page
Born Feb. 25, 1799, at Trenton, New York; ordained an apostle Dec. 19. 1838, at Far West, under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball, at the age of 39; excommunicated June 27, 1846; died in the fall of 1867, at De Kalb County, Illinois.
John Taylor
Born Nov. 1, 1808, at Milnthorpe, England; ordained an apostle Dec. 19, 1838, at Far West, under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball, at the age of 30; President of the council of apostles; sustained as President of the Church Oct. 10, 1880; died July 25, 1887, at Kaysville, Utah.
Wilford Woodruff
Born March 1, 1807, at Avon, Connecticut; ordained an apostle April 26, 1839, at Far West, by Brigham Young, at the age of 32; President of the council of apostles; sustained as President of the Church April 7, 1889; died Sept. 2, 1898, at San Francisco, California.
George A. Smith
Born June 26, 1817, at Potsdam, New York; ordained an apostle April 26, 1839, at Far West, by Heber C. Kimball, at the age of 22; advanced to be first counselor in the First Presidency, Oct. 6, 1868; died Sept. 1, 1875, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Willard Richards
Born June 24, 1804, at Hopkinton, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle April 14, 1840, at Preston, Lancashire, England, by Brigham Young, at the age of 36; advanced to be second counselor in the First Presidency, Dec. 27, 1847; died March 11, 1854, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lyman Wight
Born May 9, 1796, at Fairfield, New York; ordained an apostle April 8, 1841, by Joseph Smith, at Nauvoo, at the age of 44; excommunicated Feb. 12, 1849; died March 31, 1858, in Mountain Valley, Texas.
Amasa M. Lyman
Born March 30, 1813, at Lyman, New Hampshire; ordained an apostle Aug. 20, 1842, at Nauvoo, by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and George A. Smith, at the age of 29; deprived of apostleship Oct. 8, 1867; excommunicated May 12, 1870; died Feb. 4, 1877, at Fillmore, Millard County, Utah.
Ezra T. Benson
Born Feb. 22, 1811, at Mendon, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, by Brigham Young, at the age of 35; died Sept. 3, 1869, at Ogden, Utah.
Charles C. Rich
Born Aug. 21, 1809, at Campbell County, Kentucky; ordained an apostle Feb. 12, 1849, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brigham Young, at the age of 40; died Nov. 17, 1883, at Paris, Idaho.
Lorenzo Snow
Born April 3, 1814, at Mantua, Ohio; ordained an apostle Feb. 12, 1849, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Heber C. Kimball, at the age of 36; President of the council of the apostles; sustained as President of the Church Sept. 13, 1898; died Oct. 10, 1901, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Erastus Snow
Born Nov. 9, 1818, at St. Johnsbury. Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 12, 1849, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brigham Young, at the age of 31; died May 27, 1888, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Franklin D. Richards
Born April 2, 1821, at Richmond, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle Feb. 12, 1849, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Heber C. Kimball, at the age of 28; President of the council of apostles; died Dec. 9, 1899, at Ogden, Utah.
George Q. Cannon
Born Jan. 11, 1827, at Liverpool, England; ordained an apostle Aug. 26, 1860, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brigham Young, at the age of 33; advanced to be first counselor in the First Presidency, Oct. 10, 1880; died April 12, 1901, at Monterey, California.
Joseph F. Smith
Born Nov. 13, 1838, at Far West, Missouri; ordained an apostle July 1, 1866, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Brigham Young; set apart as one of the twelve apostles Oct. 8, 1867, at the age of 29; sustained as President of the Church Oct. 17, 1901; died Nov. 19. 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Brigham Young, Jr
Born Dec. 18, 1836, at Kirtland, Ohio; ordained an apostle Feb. 4, 1864, by Brigham Young and set apart as one of the twelve apostles Oct. 9, 1868, at the age of 32; President of the council of apostles; died April 11, 1903, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Albert Carrington
Born Jan. 8, 1813, at Royalton, Vermont; ordained an apostle July 3, 1870, by Brigham Young at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 57; excommunicated Nov. 7, 1885; died Sept. 19, 1889, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Moses Thatcher
Born Feb. 2, 1842, at Sangamon County, Illinois; ordained an apostle April 9, 1879, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by John Taylor, at the age of 37; dropped from the council of the apostles April 6, 1896; died Aug. 21, 1909.
Francis M. Lyman
Born Jan. 12, 1840, at McComb, Illinois; ordained an apostle Oct. 27, 1880, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by John Taylor, at the age of 40; President of the council of apostles; died Nov. 18, 1916, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Henry Smith
Born Sept. 18, 1848, at Carbunca, Iowa; ordained an apostle Oct. 27, 1880, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Wilford Woodruff, at the age of 32; advanced to be second counselor in the First Presidency, April 7, 1910; died Oct. 13, 1911, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
George Teasdale
Born Dec. 8. 1831, at London, England; ordained an apostle Oct. 16, 1882, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by John Taylor, at the age of 51; died June 9, 1907, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Heber J. Grant
Born Nov. 22, 1856, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 16, 1882, by George Q. Cannon, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 26; President of the council of apostles; sustained as President of the Church Nov. 23, 1918.
John W. Taylor
Born May 15, 1858, at Provo, Utah; ordained an apostle April 9, 1884, by John Taylor, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 26; resigned Oct. 6, 1905; excommunicated March 28, 1911; died Oct. 10, 1916, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Marriner W. Merrill
Born Sept. 25, 1832, at Sackville, New Brunswick; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889, at Salt Lake City, Utah, by Wilford Woodruff, at the age of 57; died Feb. 6, 1906, at Richmond, Cache County, Utah.
Anthon H. Lund
Born May 15, 1844, at Aalborg, Denmark; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889 by George Q. Cannon at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 45; President of the council of apostles; advanced to second counselor in the First Presidency, Oct. 17, 1901; to first counselor in Presidency, April 7, 1910; died March 2, 1921.
Abraham H. Cannon
Born March 12, 1859, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 30; died July 19, 1896, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Matthias F. Cowley
Born Aug. 25, 1858, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1897, by George Q. Cannon at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 39; resigned Oct. 28, 1905.
Abraham O. Woodruff
Born Nov. 23, 1872, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 7, 1897, by Wilford Woodruff, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 25; died June 20, 1904, at El Paso, Texas.
Rudger Clawson
Born March 12, 1857, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 10, 1898, by Lorenzo Snow, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 41; President of the council of apostles.
Reed Smoot
Born Jan. 10, 1862, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle April 8, 1900, by Lorenzo Snow, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 38.
Hyrum Mack Smith
Born March 21, 1872, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 24, 1901, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 29; died Jan. 23, 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
George Albert Smith
Born April 4, 1870, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle Oct. 8, 1903, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 33.
Charles W. Penrose
Born Feb. 4, 1832, at London, England; ordained an apostle July 7, 1904, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 72; advanced to be second counselor in the First Presidency, Dec. 7, 1911; advanced to be first counselor in the First Presidency, March 10, 1921.
George F. Richards
Born Feb. 23, 1861, at Farmington, Utah; ordained an apostle April 9, 1906, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 45.
Orson F. Whitney
Born July 1, 1855, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle April 9, 1906, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 50.
David O. McKay
Born Sept. 8, 1873, at Huntsville, Utah; ordained an apostle April 9, 1906, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 32.
Anthony W. Ivins
Born Sept. 16, 1852, at Toms River, New Jersey; ordained an apostle Oct. 6, 1907, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 55; advanced to be second counselor in the First Presidency, March 10, 1921.
Joseph Fielding Smith
Born July 19, 1876, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained an apostle April 7, 1910, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 33.
James E. Talmage
Born Sept. 21, 1862, at Hungerford, Berkshire, England; ordained an apostle Dec. 8, 1911, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 49.
Stephen L. Richards
Born June 18, 1879, at Mendon, Cache County, Utah; ordained an apostle Jan. 17, 1917, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 37.
Richard R. Lyman
Born Nov. 23, 1870, at Fillmore, Utah; ordained an apostle April 7, 1918, by Joseph F. Smith, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 47.
Melvin J. Ballard
Born Feb. 9, 1873, at Logan, Utah; ordained an apostle Jan. 7, 1919, by Heber J. Grant, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 45.
John A. Widtsoe
Born Jan. 31, 1872, on the Island of Troyen, Norway; ordained an apostle March 17, 1921, by Heber J. Grant, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 49.
Presiding Patriarchs
Joseph Smith, Sen.
Born July 12, 1771, at Topsfield, Essex County, Mass.; ordained presiding patriarch of the Church, Dec. 18, 1833, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams; died Sept. 14, 1840, at Nauvoo, Illinois.
Hyrum Smith
Born Feb. 9, 1800, at Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont; ordained presiding patriarch of the Church Jan. 24, 1841, by Joseph Smith; murdered June 27, 1844, at Carthage Jail, Illinois.
John Smith
Born July 16, 1781, at Derryfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; ordained a patriarch Jan. 10, 1844, at Nauvoo, by Joseph Smith; set apart as presiding patriarch of the Church, Jan. 1, 1849, at Salt Lake City, Utah; died May 23, 1854, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Smith
Born Sept. 22, 1832, at Kirtland, Ohio; ordained presiding patriarch of the Church Feb. 18, 1855, by Brigham Young at Salt Lake City, Utah; died Nov. 6, 1911, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hyrum G. Smith
Born July 8, 1879, at South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah; ordained a seventy Feb. 11, 1907, by George G. Bywater; ordained a high priest and presiding patriarch of the Church May 9, 1912, by Joseph F. Smith at Salt Lake City, Utah.
First Seven Presidents of Seventies
Hazen Aldrich
Chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland; released April 6, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest.
Joseph Young
Born April 7, 1797, at Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass.; chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland, at the age of 37; died July 16, 1881, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Levi W. Hancock
Born April 7, 1803, at Old Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland, at the age of 31; died June 10, 1882, at Washington, Washington County, Utah.
Zebedee Coltrin
Born Sept. 7, 1804, at Ovid, Seneca County, New York; chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland, at the age of 30; released April 6, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest; died July 21, 1887, at Spanish Fork, Utah.
Leonard Rich
Chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland; released April 6, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest.
Lyman Sherman
Chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland; released April 6, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest.
Sylvester Smith
Chosen and ordained one of the first seven presidents of seventies Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland; released April 6, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest.
John Gould
Ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland; released Sept. 3, 1837, previously having been ordained a high priest.
James Foster
Born April 1, 1775; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland; died Dec. 21, 1841, at Morgan County, Utah.
Daniel S. Miles
Ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland; died in 1845, in Hancock County, Illinois.
Josiah Butterfield
Born in the State of Maine; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland; excommunicated Oct. 7, 1844; died at Monterey County, California.
Salmon Gee
Born Oct. 16, 1792, at Lyme, New London County, Conn.; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland, at the age of 43; seventies withdrew their fellowship from Brother Gee, March 6, 1838; died Sept. 13, 1845, at Ambrosia, Lee County, Iowa.
John Gaylord
Born July 12, 1797; ordained a seventy Dec. 20, 1836; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1837, at Kirtland, at the age of 39; excommunicated Jan. 13, 1838; rejoined the Church at Nauvoo.
Henry Harriman
Born June 9, 1804, at Rowley (now Georgetown), Essex County, Mass.; ordained a seventy in 1835; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Feb. 6, 1838, at Kirtland, at the age of 33; died May 17, 1891, at Huntington, Emery County, Utah.
Zera Pulsipher
Born June 24, 1789, at Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents March 6, 1838, at Kirtland, at the age of 48; released April 12, 1862; died Jan. 1, 1872, at Hebron, Washington County, Utah.
Albert P. Rockwood
Born June 5, 1805, at Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass.; ordained a seventy Jan. 5, 1839, at Kirtland; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Dec. 2, 1845, at Nauvoo, at the age of 40; died Nov. 26, 1879, at Sugar House, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
Benjamin L. Clapp
Born Aug. 19, 1814, in Alabama; ordained and set apart president of the 8th quorum of seventy Oct. 20, 1844; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Dec. 2, 1845, at Nauvoo, at the age of 31; died in 1860, in California.
Horace S. Eldredge
Born Feb. 6, 1816, at Brutus, Cayuga County, New York; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents in 1854, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 38; died Sept. 6, 1888, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jacob Gates
Born March 9, 1811, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents in Oct. 1862, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 51; died April 14, 1892, at Provo, Utah.
John Van Cott
Born Sept. 7, 1814, at Canaan, Columbia County, New York; ordained a seventy, Feb. 25, 1847; set apart as one of the first seven presidents in Oct. 1862, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 48; died Feb. 18, 1883, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
William W. Taylor
Born Sept. 11, 1853, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1880, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 26; died Aug. 1, 1884, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Abraham H. Cannon
Born March 12, 1859, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a seventy and set apart as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 9, 1882, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 23; called to the apostleship Oct. 7, 1889; died July 19, 1896, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Seymour B. Young
Born Oct. 3, 1837, at Kirtland, Ohio; ordained a seventy Feb. 18, 1857; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 14, 1882, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 45.
C. D. Fjeldsted
Born Feb. 20, 1829, at Sundbyvester, Copenhagen, Denmark; ordained a seventy Feb. 5, 1859; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 28, 1884, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 55; died Dec. 23, 1905, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
John Morgan
Born Aug. 8, 1842, at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana; ordained a seventy Oct. 8, 1875; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 1884, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 42; died Aug. 14, 1894, at Preston, Idaho.
Brigham H. Roberts
Born March 13, 1857, at Warrington, Lancashire, England; ordained a seventy March 8, 1877; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 8, 1888, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 31.
George Reynolds
Born Jan. 1, 1842, at Marylebone, London, England; ordained a seventy March 18, 1866; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 10, 1890, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 54; died Aug. 9, 1909, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jonathan Golden Kimball
Born June 9, 1853, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a seventy July 21, 1886; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 6, 1892, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 38.
Rulon S. Wells
Born July 7, 1854, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a seventy Oct. 22, 1875; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 5, 1893, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 38.
Edward Stevenson
Born May 1, 1820, at Gibraltar, Spain; ordained a seventy May 1, 1845; set apart as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 9, 1894, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 74; died Jan. 27, 1897, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Joseph W. McMurrin
Born Sept. 5, 1858, at Tooele, Tooele County, Utah; ordained a seventy April 21, 1884; sustained in Oct. 1897 and set apart as one of the first seven presidents Jan. 21, 1898, at Liverpool, England, at the age of 39.
Charles H. Hart
Born July 5, 1866, at Bloomington, Bear Lake County, Idaho; ordained a seventy Aug. 10, 1890; set apart as one of the first seven presidents April 8, 1906, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 39.
Levi Edgar Young
Born Feb. 2, 1874, at Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a seventy June 18, 1897; sustained as one of the first seven presidents Oct. 6, 1909; set apart Jan. 23, 1910, at New York, at the age of 36.
Presiding Bishops
Edward Partridge
Born Aug. 27, 1793, at Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass.; called by revelation to be the first bishop of the Church, ordained and set apart Feb. 4, 1831, at the age of 38; died May 27, 1840, at Nauvoo, Illinois.
Newel K. Whitney
Born Feb. 5, 1795, at Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont; called by revelation to be the first bishop of Kirtland; sustained as presiding bishop of the Church at the conference of April, 1847; died Sept. 23, 1850, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Edward Hunter
Born June 22, 1793, at Newton, Delaware County, Penn.; called and sustained as the presiding bishop of the Church April 7, 1851; ordained and set apart April 11, 1852, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 58; died Oct. 16, 1883, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
William B. Preston
Born Nov. 24, 1830, at Halifax, Franklin County, Virginia; ordained a bishop Nov. 14, 1859; set apart as presiding bishop of the Church April 6, 1884, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 53; died Aug. 2, 1908, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles W. Nibley
Born Feb. 5, 1849, at Hunterfield, Midlothian, Scotland; ordained and set apart as presiding bishop of the Church Dec. 11, 1907, at Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 58.