term ended when he died fifteen months later. He was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve for more than 50 years, the longest tenure of any person who did not become the church's president. Death Richards suffered a stroke and paralysis in the autumn of 1899. He died peacefully in his home in Ogden, Utah, on December 9, 1899. The vacancy in the quorum created by his death was filled by Reed Smoot. Family The Richards family is only the third Latter-day Saint family in history with three consecutive generations in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, with his son, George F. Richards, and grandson, LeGrand Richards, also serving as church apostles. Another grandson, Franklin D. Richards became a church general authority, serving as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve and later as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. A daughter of Richards, Josephine Richards West, was a counselor in the general presidency of the Primary Association. Another descendant, Kent F. Richards, also served as a general authority seventy and transcribed the collection of journals created by Franklin D. Richards. Notes External links List of Richards' speeches (Wikisource) Biography by Grampa Bill 1821 births 1899 deaths 19th-century Mormon missionaries American general authorities (LDS Church) American Mormon missionaries in England Apostles (LDS Church) Converts to Mormonism Members of the Utah Territorial Legislature 19th-century American politicians Mormon pioneers Official historians of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints People from Ogden, Utah Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) Richards–Young family Mission presidents (LDS Church) Franklin County, Idaho People from Richmond, Massachusetts Latter Day Saints from Massachusetts Latter Day Saints from Illinois Latter Day Saints from Utah