Howard W. Hunter

Howard W. Hunter
Hunter in 1962
14th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05) – March 3, 1995 (1995-03-03)
Predecessor	Ezra Taft Benson
Successor	Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) – June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05)
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 (1985-11-10) – May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20)
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 (1959-10-10) – June 5, 1994 (1994-06-05)
Called by	David O. McKay
End reason	Became President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
October 15, 1959 (1959-10-15) – March 3, 1995 (1995-03-03)
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 (1907-11-14)November 14, 1907 Boise, Idaho, United States
Died	March 3, 1995(1995-03-03) (aged 87) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000
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.