Orson Hyde
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| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| December 27, 1847 – April 10, 1875 | |
| End reason | John Taylor replaced Hyde as President of the Quorum |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| June 27, 1839 – November 28, 1878 | |
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| February 15, 1835 – May 4, 1839 | |
| End reason | Removed from Quorum by a vote of the church |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| February 15, 1835 – November 28, 1878 | |
| Reason | Initial organization of Quorum of the Twelve |
| End reason | Death |
| Reorganization at end of term |
Moses Thatcher ordained |
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January 8, 1805 Oxford, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | November 28, 1878 (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 an original member of the 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.
Hyde was born to Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe in Oxford, Connecticut. He was raised in nearby Derby, Connecticut, under the care of Nathan Wheeler. In 1819, when he was just 14 years of age, he walked from Connecticut to Kirtland, Ohio to care for a piece of property Wheeler had purchased. While employed as a retail clerk in Kirtland, Hyde became involved with the Reformed Baptist Society, also called Campbellites, through the preaching of Sidney Rigdon.
When Oliver Cowdery and other Latter Day Saint missionaries preached in Kirtland in late 1830, Hyde spoke publicly against the "Mormon Bible". However, when his former minister, Sidney Rigdon joined the Latter Day Saint church, Hyde investigated the claims of the missionaries, and was baptized by Rigdon on October 30, 1831. Hyde was called on a succession of missions for the church, serving with Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, and John Gould. In 1832 he was among the first missionaries in Connecticut; he was also among the first missionaries from the church to preach in Maine and Massachusetts.
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