Howard W. Hunter | |
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14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
June 5, 1994 | – March 3, 1995|
Predecessor | Ezra Taft Benson |
Successor | Gordon B. Hinckley |
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
May 20, 1988 | – June 5, 1994|
Predecessor | Marion G. Romney |
Successor | Gordon B. Hinckley |
End reason | Became President of the Church |
Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
November 10, 1985 | – May 20, 1988|
Reason | Due to Marion G. Romney's poor health |
End reason | Became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
October 10, 1959 | – June 5, 1994|
Called by | David O. McKay |
End reason | Became President of the Church |
LDS Church Apostle | |
October 15, 1959 | – March 3, 1995|
Called by | David O. McKay |
Reason | Death of Stephen L Richards and addition of Henry D. Moyle to First Presidency |
Reorganization at end of term | Henry B. Eyring ordained |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard William Hunter November 14, 1907 Boise, Idaho, United States |
Died | March 3, 1995 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 87)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
Education | Secondary Education, 1926, Boise High School Bachelor's in Law cum laude, 1939, Southwestern Law School[1][2][3] |
Spouse(s) | Clara May Jeffs
(m. 1931; died 1983)Inis Stanton (m. 1990) |
Children | 3 |
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Howard William Hunter (November 14, 1907 – March 3, 1995) was an American lawyer and the 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1994 to 1995. His nine-month presidential tenure is the shortest in the church's history. Hunter was the first president of the LDS Church born in the 20th century and the last to die in it. He was sustained as an LDS apostle at the age of 51, and served as a general authority for over 35 years.