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! [[John Byington|1]]
! [[John Byington|1]]
| [[Image:John Byington.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:John Byington.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[John Byington]]'''<br><small>(1798–1887)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[John Byington]]'''<br><small>(1798 – 1887)
| March 20, 1863
| 20 March 1863
| May 17, 1865
| 17 May 1865
| 2 Years, 2 months
| 2 Years, 2 months
|-
|-
! [[James Springer White|2]]
! [[James Springer White|2]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)
| May 17, 1865
| 17 May 1865
| May 14, 1867
| 14 May 1867
| 2 Years
| 2 Years
|-
|-
! [[John Nevins Andrews|3]]
! [[John Nevins Andrews|3]]
| [[Image:John Nevins Andrews.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:John Nevins Andrews.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[John Byington]]'''<br><small>(July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[John Byington]]'''<br><small>(22 July 1829 – 21 October 1883)
| 1867
| 1867
| 1869
| 1869
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! [[James Springer White|4]]
! [[James Springer White|4]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)
| 1869
| 1869
| 1871
| 1871
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! [[James Springer White|6]]
! [[James Springer White|6]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:James Springer White.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[James Springer White]]'''<br><small>(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)
| 1874
| 1874
| 1880
| 1880
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! [[Ole Andres Olsen|8]]
! [[Ole Andres Olsen|8]]
| [[Image:O A Olsen.jpg|80px]]
| [[Image:O A Olsen.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Ole Andres Olsen]]'''<br><small>(July 28, 1845 – January 29, 1915)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Ole Andres Olsen]]'''<br><small>(28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915)
| 1888
| 1888
| 1897
| 1897
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! [[George A. Irwin|9]]
! [[George A. Irwin|9]]
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| style="width:16%;"| '''[[George A. Irwin]]'''<br><small>(November 17, 1844 – May 23, 1913)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[George A. Irwin]]'''<br><small>(17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913)
| 1897
| 1897
| 1901
| 1901
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! [[Arthur Grosvenor Daniells|10]]
! [[Arthur Grosvenor Daniells|10]]
| [[image:Daniells.JPG|80px]]
| [[image:Daniells.JPG|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Arthur Grosvenor Daniells]]'''<br><small>(November 17, 1844 – May 23, 1913)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Arthur Grosvenor Daniells]]'''<br><small>(17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913)
| 1901
| 1901
| 1922
| 1922
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! [[William Ambrose Spicer|11]]
! [[William Ambrose Spicer|11]]
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| style="width:16%;"| '''[[William Ambrose Spicer]]'''<br><small>(1865–1952)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[William Ambrose Spicer]]'''<br><small>(1865 – 1952)
| 1922
| 1922
| 1930
| 1930
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! [[Robert H. Pierson|16]]
! [[Robert H. Pierson|16]]
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| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Robert H. Pierson]]'''<br><small>(1911–1989)
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Robert H. Pierson]]'''<br><small>(1911 – 1989)
| 1966
| 1966
| 1979
| 1979
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| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Robert S. Folkenberg]]'''<br><small>(1 January 1941 - )
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Robert S. Folkenberg]]'''<br><small>(1 January 1941 - )
| July 6, 1990
| 6 July 1990
| 1999
| 1999
| 9 Years
| 9 Years
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| [[image:Jan_paulsen.jpg|80px]]
| [[image:Jan_paulsen.jpg|80px]]
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Jan Paulsen]]'''<br><small>(5 January 1935 - )
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Jan Paulsen]]'''<br><small>(5 January 1935 - )
| March 1, 1999
| 1 March 1999
| June 23, 2010
| 23 June 2010
| 11 Years, 3 Months
| 11 Years, 3 Months
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| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Ted N. C. Wilson]]'''<br><small>(5 January 1935 - )
| style="width:16%;"| '''[[Ted N. C. Wilson]]'''<br><small>(5 January 1935 - )
| June 23, 2010
| 23 June 2010
| present
| present
| -
| -

Revision as of 02:24, 22 July 2012

The president of the General Conference is the head of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the governing body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The president's office is within the offices of the General Conference, located in Silver Spring, Maryland. As of June 2010, the current president is Ted N. C. Wilson.

Traditionally, the post has been held by an American. Of the 17 presidents, 13 were born in the United States, 1 born in Puerto Rico to North American missionaries, 1 born in Australia and 2 born in Norway, of which the one emigrated to the U.S. at age 5.

Past presidents

No.
[n 1] 		President Took office Left office Length
1 John Byington
(1798 – 1887) 		20 March 1863 17 May 1865 2 Years, 2 months
2 James Springer White
(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881) 		17 May 1865 14 May 1867 2 Years
3 John Byington
(22 July 1829 – 21 October 1883) 		1867 1869 2 Years
4 James Springer White
(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881) 		1869 1871 2 Years
5 George Ide Butler
(1834 – 1918) 		1871 1874 3 Years
6 James Springer White
(4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881) 		1874 1880 6 Years
7 George Ide Butler
(1834 – 1918) 		1880 1888 8 Years
8 File:O A Olsen.jpg Ole Andres Olsen
(28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915) 		1888 1897 9 Years
9 George A. Irwin
(17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913) 		1897 1901 4 Years
10 Arthur Grosvenor Daniells
(17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913) 		1901 1922 21 Years
11 William Ambrose Spicer
(1865 – 1952) 		1922 1930 8 Years
12 Charles H. Watson
(8 October 1877 – 24 December 1962) 		1930 1936 6 Years
13 James Lamar McElhany
(3 January 1880 – 25 June 1959) 		1930 1936 6 Years
14 William Henry Branson
(1887 – 1961) 		1950 1954 4 Years
15 Reuben Richard Figuhr
() 		1954 1966 12 Years
16 Robert H. Pierson
(1911 – 1989) 		1966 1979 13 Years
17 Neal C. Wilson
(5 July 1920 - 14 December 2010) 		1979 1990 11 Years
18 Robert S. Folkenberg
(1 January 1941 - ) 		6 July 1990 1999 9 Years
19 File:Jan paulsen.jpg Jan Paulsen
(5 January 1935 - ) 		1 March 1999 23 June 2010 11 Years, 3 Months
20 Ted N. C. Wilson
(5 January 1935 - ) 		23 June 2010 present -

See also

References

  1. ^ 143rd Annual Statistical Report—2005. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
  2. ^ [1].


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