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Howard W. Hunter

Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1995)

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Born
November 14, 1907
Died
March 3, 1995
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1907

About Howard W. Hunter

Howard William Hunter was an American lawyer and the 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1994 to 1995. His nine-month presidential tenure is the shortest in the church's history. Hunter was the first president of the LDS Church born in the 20th century and the last to die in it. He was sustained as an LDS apostle at the age of 51, and served as a general authority for over 35 years. When calls were issued to build the Boise LDS Tabernacle, Hunter was the first to pledge money for the building, offering $25. Shortly after, Hunter took a position as a junior officer with the First Exchange Bank of Inglewood.

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The world when Howard W. Hunter was born

Howard W. Hunter was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Howard W. Hunter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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