Members of the Council of Fifty, 1844–1846

On 11 March 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois, Joseph Smith organized a council that he and his closest associates saw as the beginning of the literal kingdom of God on earth. The council, which eventually became known as the Council of Fifty because it had roughly fifty members, operated under Smith’s leadership until his death less than four months later. Following Smith’s death, the council met in Nauvoo under Brigham Young’s leadership from February 1845 to January 1846.

The following is a list of the men who were members of the Council of Fifty during the Nauvoo period. Most of these individuals have biographies in the People section of this website. Biographies for the remaining individuals (other than Joseph Smith) will be added soon.

• Adams, George Washington Joshua (7 Nov. 1810–11 May 1880)
• Babbitt, Almon Whiting (Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856)
• Badlam, Alexander, Sr. (28 Nov. 1808–30 Nov./1 Dec. 1894)
• Bent, Samuel (19 July 1778–16 Aug. 1846)
• Bernhisel, John Milton (23 June 1799–28 Sept. 1881)
• Bonney, Edward William (26 Aug. 1807–4 Feb. 1864)
• Brown, Uriah (9 May 1784–22 Mar. 1853)
• Cahoon, Reynolds (30 Apr. 1790–29 Apr. 1861)
• Carrington, Albert (8 Jan. 1813–19 Sept. 1889)
• Clayton, William (17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879)
• Coolidge, Joseph Wellington (31 May 1814–13 Jan. 1871)
• Cutler, Alpheus (29 Feb. 1784–10 June 1864)
• Dana (Denna), Lewis (1 Jan. 1805–8 June 1885)
• Daniels, Cyrus (12 Sept. 1803–before May 1847)
• Dunham, Jonathan (14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845)
• Eaton, Merinus G. (22 Mar. 1812–?)
• Emmett, James (22 Feb. 1803–28 Dec. 1852)
• Farnham, John W. (5/15 Dec. 1794–16 Aug. 1846)
• Fielding, Amos (16 July 1792–5 Aug. 1875)
• Fielding, Joseph (26 Mar. 1797–19 Dec. 1863)
• Foster, Lucian Rose (12 Nov. 1806–19 Mar. 1876)
• Fullmer, David (7 July 1803–21 Oct. 1879)
• Fullmer, John Solomon (21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883)
• Grant, George Davis (10 Sept. 1812–20 Sept. 1876)
• Grant, Jedediah Morgan (21 Feb. 1816–1 Dec. 1856)
• Greene, John Portineus (3 Sept. 1793–10 Sept. 1844)
• Haws, Peter (17 Feb. 1796–1862)
• Heywood, Joseph L. (1 Aug. 1815–16 Oct. 1910)
• Hollister, David Sprague (4 June 1808–after 3 Oct. 1851)
• Hyde, Orson (8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878)
• James, Samuel (18 Jan. 1806–after 1880)
• Johnson, Benjamin F. (28 July 1818–18 Nov. 1905)
• Kimball, Heber Chase (14 June 1801–22 June 1868)
• Lee, John Doyle (6 Sept. 1812–23 Mar. 1877)
• Lewis, Philip Bessom (16 Jan. 1804–13 Nov. 1877)
• Lott, Cornelius Peter (27 Sept. 1798–6 July 1850)
• Lyman, Amasa Mason (30 Mar. 1813–4 Feb. 1877)
• Marks, William (15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872)
• Miller, George (25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856)
• Miller, Henry William (1 May 1807–9 Oct. 1885)
• Morley, Isaac (11 Mar. 1786–24 June 1865)
• Pack, John (20 May 1809–4 Apr. 1885)
• Page, John Edward (25 Feb. 1799–14 Oct. 1867)
• Parker, John Davis (22 Nov. 1799–26 Feb. 1891)
• Phelps, William Wines (17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872)
• Pratt, Orson (19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881)
• Pratt, Parley Parker (12 Apr. 1807–13 May 1857)
• Rich, Charles Coulson (21 Aug. 1809–17 Nov. 1883)
• Richards, Levi (14 Apr. 1799–18 June 1876)
• Richards, Willard (24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854)
• Rigdon, Sidney (19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876)
• Rockwell, Orrin Porter (June 1814–9 June 1878)
• Rockwood, Albert Perry (9 June 1805–25 Nov. 1879)
• Roundy, Shadrach (1 Jan. 1789–4 July 1872)
• Shumway, Charles (2 Aug. 1806–21 May 1898)
• Smith, Elias (6 Sept. 1804–24 June 1888)
• Smith, George Albert (26 June 1817–1 Sept. 1875)
• Smith, Hyrum (9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844)
• Smith, John (16 July 1781–23 May 1854)
• Smith, Joseph (23 Dec. 1805–27 June 1844)
• Smith, William B. (13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893)
• Snow, Erastus (9 Nov. 1818–27 May 1888)
• Spencer, Daniel (20 July 1794–8 Dec. 1868)
• Spencer, Orson (14 Mar./13 May 1802–15 Oct. 1855)
• Taylor, John (1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887)
• Thayer, Ezra (14 Oct. 1791–6 Sept. 1862)
• Turley, Theodore (10 Apr. 1801–12 Aug. 1871)
• Wasson, Lorenzo D. (1819–28 July 1857)
• Whitney, Newel Kimball (3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850)
• Wight, Lyman (9 May 1796–31 Mar. 1858)
• Woodruff, Wilford (1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898)
• Woodworth, Lucien (3 Apr. 1799–after 1860)
• Yearsley, David D. (3 Mar. 1808–Oct. 1849)
• Young, Brigham (1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877)
• Young, Joseph (7 Apr. 1797–16 July 1881)
• Young, Phineas Howe (16 Feb. 1799–10 Oct. 1879)