Hugh B. Brown

Hugh B. Brown
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) – December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02)
First Counselor in the First Presidency
October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) – January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18)
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency on the death of David O. McKay
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12) – October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04)
End reasonCalled as First Counselor in the First Presidency
Third Counselor in the First Presidency
June 22, 1961 (1961-06-22) – October 12, 1961 (1961-10-12)
End reasonCalled as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) – June 22, 1961 (1961-06-22)
End reasonCalled as Third Counselor in the First Presidency
Apostle
April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) – December 2, 1975 (1975-12-02)
ReasonDeath of Adam S. Bennion
Reorganization
at end of term
David B. Haight ordained
Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 4, 1953 (1953-10-04) – April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Personal details
BornHugh Brown Brown
(1883-10-24)October 24, 1883
Granger, Utah Territory, United States
DiedDecember 2, 1975(1975-12-02) (aged 92)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000

Hugh Brown Brown[a] (October 24, 1883 – December 2, 1975) was an American attorney, educator, author and leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and First Presidency. Born in Utah, Brown held both American and Canadian citizenship.

Brown was a talented speaker, and was well known for conveying religious principles and exhortations through accounts of events in his life. His grandson, Edwin B. Firmage, noted:[1] "Possessed at once with a sense of humor that refused him permission to take himself too seriously, and a profound spirituality based on true humility before God, he moved thousands with a style of classic oratory that will be sorely missed."


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  1. ^ Edwin Brown Firmage, "Elder Hugh B. Brown, 1883–1975: In Memoriam", Ensign, January 1976, p. 86.