Chronology of the First Presidency: 1830-1945

President:

• Joseph Smith Jr. (1830-1844)

Assistant Presidents:

1. Oliver Cowdery (1834-1838)

2. Hyrum Smith (1841-1844)

3. John C. Bennett (1841-1842)

First Counselors:

1. Jesse Gause (1832)

2. Sidney Rigdon (1832-1844)

Second Counselors:

1. Sidney Rigdon (1832-1833)

2. Frederick G. Williams (1833-1837)

3. Hyrum Smith (1837-1841)

4. William Law (1841-1844)

Assistant Counselors:

1. Oliver Cowdery (1837-1838)

2. Hyrum Smith (1837)

3. Joseph Smith Sr. (1837-1840)

4. John Smith (1837-1844)

5. Amasa Lyman (1843-1844)

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President:

• Brigham Young (1847-1877)

First Counselors:

1. Heber Chase Kimball (1847-1868)

2. George A. Smith (1868-1875)

3. John Willard Young (1876-1877)

Second Counselors:

1. Willard Richards (1847-1854)

2. Jedediah M. Grant (1854-1856)

3. Daniel H. Wells (1857-1877)

Assistant Counselors:

1. Joseph F. Smith (1866-1877)

2. John Willard Young (1874-1876)

3. George Q. Cannon (1874-1877)

4. Brigham Young Jr. (1874-1877)

5. Lorenzo Snow (1874-1877)

6. Albert Carrington (1874-1877)

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President:

• John Taylor (1880-1887)

First Counselor:

1. George Q. Cannon (1880-1887)

Second Counselor:

1. Joseph F. Smith (1880-1887)

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President:

• Wilford Woodruff (1889-1898)

First Counselor:

1. George Q. Cannon (1889-1898)

Second Counselor:

1. Joseph F. Smith (1889-1898)

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President:

• Lorenzo Snow (1898-1901)

First Counselors:

1. George Q. Cannon (1898-1901)

2. Joseph F. Smith (1901)

Second Counselors:

1. Joseph F. Smith (1898-1901)

2. Rudger Clawson (1901)

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President:

• Joseph F. Smith (1901-1918)

First Counselors:

1. John R. Winder (1901-1910)

2. Anthon H. Lund (1910-1918)

Second Counselors:

1. Anthon H. Lund (1901-1910)

2. John Henry Smith (1910-1911)

3. Charles W. Penrose (1911-1918)

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President:

• Heber J. Grant (1918-1945)

First Counselors:

1. Anthon H. Lund (1918-1921)

2. Charles W. Penrose (1921-1925)

3. Anthony W. Ivins (1925-1934)

4. J. Reuben Clark (1934-1945)

Second Counselors:

1. Charles W. Penrose (1918-1921)

2. Anthony W. Ivins (1921-1925)

3. Charles W. Nibley (1925-1931)

4. J. Reuben Clark (1931-1934)

5. David O. McKay (1934-1945)

To be continued……