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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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