List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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 | |
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| 1 | 
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John Byington (1798–1887) |
March 20, 1863 | May 17, 1865 | 2 Years, 2 months |
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James Springer White (August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881) |
May 17, 1865 | May 14, 1867 | 2 Years |
| 3 | 
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John Byington (July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883) |
1867 | 1869 | 2 Years |
| 4 |
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James Springer White (August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881) |
1869 | 1871 | 2 Years |
| 5 | 
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George Ide Butler (1834 – 1918) |
1871 | 1874 | 3 Years |
| 6 |
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James Springer White (August 4, 1821 - August 6, 1881) |
1874 | 1880 | 6 Years |
| 7 |
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George Ide Butler (1834 – 1918) |
1880 | 1888 | 8 Years |
| 8 | File:O A Olsen.jpg | Ole Andres Olsen (July 28, 1845 – January 29, 1915) |
1888 | 1897 | 9 Years |
| 9 | George A. Irwin (November 17, 1844 – May 23, 1913) |
1897 | 1901 | 4 Years | |
| 10 | 
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Arthur Grosvenor Daniells (November 17, 1844 – May 23, 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 - ) |
July 6, 1990 | 1999 | 9 Years | |
| 19 | File:Jan paulsen.jpg | Jan Paulsen (5 January 1935 - ) |
March 1, 1999 | June 23, 2010 | 11 Years, 3 Months |
| 20 | Ted N. C. Wilson (5 January 1935 - ) |
June 23, 2010 | present | - | |
- March 20, 1863 – May 17, 1865: John Byington
- May 17, 1865 – May 14, 1867: James White
- 1867–1869: John Nevins Andrews
- 1869–1871: James White
- 1871–1874: George Ide Butler
- 1874–1880: James White
- 1880–1888: George Ide Butler
- 1888–1897: Ole Andres Olsen
- 1897–1901: George A. Irwin
- 1901–1922: Arthur Grosvenor Daniells
- 1922–1930: William Ambrose Spicer
- 1930–1936: Charles H. Watson
- 1936–1950: James Lamar McElhany
- 1950–1954: William Henry Branson
- 1954–1966: Reuben Richard Figuhr
- 1966–1979: Robert H. Pierson
- 1979–1990: Neal C. Wilson
- 1990–1999: Robert S. Folkenberg
- 1999–2010: Jan Paulsen[1]
- 2010–present: Ted N. C. Wilson[2]
See also
References
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