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American Mormon leader (1786–1841)

James Foster

First Seven Presidents of the Seventy

April 6, 1837 (1837-04-06) – December 21, 1841 (1841-12-21)

Called by

Joseph Smith

Personal details

Born

(1786-04-01)April 1, 1786
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States

Died

December 21, 1841(1841-12-21) (aged 55)
Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

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James Foster (April 1, 1786 – December 12, 1846) was an early Latter Day Saint leader and one of the early presidents of the Seventy. He took the place of Leonard Rich as one of the seven presidents.

Foster was involved in pioneer work in Missouri before the Later Day Saints were expelled from the area; and he later settled in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he died.

Footnotes

^ "James Foster – Biography". www.josephsmithpapers.org. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
Andrew Jenson, ed. (September 2004). Church Chronology: A Record of Important Events Pertaining to the History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, Utah: Kessinger. pp. xii. ISBN 1-4179-6854-0.
"Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources: James Foster". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: James Foster

Presidents of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Seven Presidents of the Seventy / First Council of the Seventy

Aldrich (1835–37)
J. Young (1835–81)
Hancock (1835–82)
Rich (1835–37)
Coltrin (1835–37)
Sherman (1835–37)
Smith (1835–37)
Miles (1836–45)
Gould (1837)
Foster (1837–41)
Butterfield (1837–44)
Gee (1837–38)
Gaylord (1837–38)
Harriman (1838–91)
Pulsipher (1838–62)
Orton (1845)
Rockwood (1845–79)
Clapp (1845–59)
Grant (1845–54)
Eldredge (1854–88)
Gates (1860–92)
Van Cott (1862–83)
W.W. Taylor (1880–84)
Cannon (1882–89)
Lewis (1882)
S.B. Young (1882–1924)
Fjeldsted (1884–1905)
Morgan (1884–94)
Roberts (1888–1933)
Reynolds (1890–1909)
Kimball (1892–1938)
Wells (1893–1941)
Stevenson (1894–97)
McMurrin (1897–1932)
Hart (1906–34)
L.E. Young (1909–63)
Pratt (1925–31)
Ivins (1931–67)
Bennion (1933–45)
J.H. Taylor (1933–46)
Hardy (1934–45)
Evans (1938–53)
Kirkham (1941–58)
S.D. Young (1945–76)
Hunter (1945–75)
McConkie (1946–72)
Hanks (1953–68)
Tuttle (1958–76)
P.H. Dunn (1964–76)
Rector (1968–76)
L.C. Dunn (1968–76)
Pinegar (1972–76)
G.R. Cook (1975–76)

Presidency of the Seventy

Richards (1976–83)
Faust (1976–78)
Fyans (1976–85)
Tuttle (1976–80)
Maxwell (1976–81)
Hanks (1976–80)
P.H. Dunn (1976–80)
Bangerter (1978–80)
Asay (1980–86)
Ballard (1980–85)
Larsen (1980–93)
Derrick (1980–84)
Durham (1981–85)
Scott (1983–88)
Hanks (1984–92)
Bangerter (1985–89)
Goaslind (1985–87)
Backman (1985–92)
Wirthlin (1986)
Pinnock (1986–89)
Paramore (1987–93)
Clarke (1988–93)
Pinegar (1989–95)
Asay (1989–96)
Didier (1992–95)
Porter (1992–2001)
J.J. Christensen (1993–99)
Brough (1993–98)
Hansen (1993–98)
Hillam (1995–2000)
Goaslind (1995–98)
Tingey (1996–2008)
Christofferson (1998–2008)
M.K. Jensen (1998–2001)
Sorensen (1998–2005)
Banks (1999–2002)
Neuenschwander (2000–04)
Didier (2001–07)
Samuelson (2001–03)
Uchtdorf (2002–04)
Bateman (2003–07)
Groberg (2004–05)
Oaks (2004–07)
Andersen (2005–09)
Rasband (2005–15)
Q.L. Cook (2007)
Costa (2007–11)
Snow (2007–12)
González (2007–13)
Clayton (2008-20)
J.E. Jensen (2008–12)
Hallstrom (2009–17)
Callister (2011–14)
Maynes (2012–17)
C.C. Christensen (2012–18)
Soares (2013–18)
Robbins (2014–18)
Gong (2015–18)
Uceda (2017–18)
Kearon (2017–23)
C.B. Cook (2018–)
Gay (2018–21)
Vinson (2018–21)
Teixeira (2018–)
Godoy (2018–24)
Nielson (2020–24)
P. Johnson (2021–24)
Palmer (2021–)
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