Orson Hyde

Orson Hyde
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
December 27, 1847 (1847-12-27)  April 10, 1875 (1875-04-10)
PredecessorBrigham Young
SuccessorJohn Taylor
End reasonJohn Taylor replaced Hyde as President of the Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
June 27, 1839 (1839-06-27)  November 28, 1878 (1878-11-28)
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 15, 1835 (1835-02-15)  May 4, 1839 (1839-05-04)
Called byThree Witnesses
End reasonRemoved from Quorum by a vote of the church
LDS Church Apostle
February 15, 1835 (1835-02-15)  November 28, 1878 (1878-11-28)
Called byThree Witnesses
ReasonInitial organization of Quorum of the Twelve
End reasonDeath
Reorganization
at end of term
Moses Thatcher ordained
Personal details
Born(1805-01-08)January 8, 1805
Oxford, Connecticut, United States
DiedNovember 28, 1878(1878-11-28) (aged 73)
Spring City, Utah Territory, United States

Orson Hyde (January 8, 1805 November 28, 1878) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and a member of the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 to 1875 and was a missionary of the LDS Church in the United States, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire.