Largest age differences between consecutive apostles
Below you will find listed the largest age differences between two consecutively-ordained apostles. The most-senior apostle is listed first. The ages in parentheses are the ages of the respective apostles when the second-listed apostle was ordained.
Apostles and their ages Date of ordination Age difference when 2nd apostle ordained of 2nd apostle 1. George Albert Smith (34 yr 03 mo) 07 Jul 1904 38 years 02 months Charles W Penrose (72 yr 05 mo) 2. Richard L Evans (48 yr 00 mo) 08 Apr 1954 32 years 02 months George Q Morris (80 yr 02 mo) 3. Nathan Eldon Tanner (65 yr 05 mo) 10 Oct 1963 29 years 03 months Thomas S Monson (36 yr 02 mo) 4. Albert Carrington (66 yr 03 mo) 09 Apr 1879 29 years 01 month Moses Thatcher (37 yr 02 mo) 5. Charles W Penrose (74 yr 02 mo) 09 Apr 1906 29 years 00 months George F Richards (45 yr 02 mo) 6. Joseph F Smith (31 yr 07 mo) 03 Jul 1870 25 years 11 months Albert Carrington (57 yr 06 mo) 7. John W Taylor (31 yr 05 mo) 07 Oct 1889 25 years 07 months Marriner W Merrill (57 yr 00 mo) 8. George Teasdale (50 yr 09 mo) 16 Oct 1882 24 years 10 months Heber J Grant (25 yr 11 mo) 9. Hugh B Brown (76 yr 00 mo) 15 Oct 1959 24 years 01 months Howard W Hunter (51 yr 11 mo) 10. Anthony W Ivins (57 yr 07 mo) 07 Apr 1910 23 years 10 months Joseph Fldg Smith (33 yr 09 mo) 11. David O McKay (34 yr 01 mo) 06 Oct 1907 21 years 00 months Anthony W Ivins (55 yr 01 mo)
Interesting note: As can be seen above, Charles W. Penrose, Albert Carrington, and Anthony W. Ivins had two much younger apostles on either side of them as pertaining to seniority.
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