Father of the Conference

John Byington

Mar 20, 1863

John was a minster; he was the first president of the Conference.He father was one of the founder of the MEthodist Protestant CHurch. At age seventeen he became an active Methodist and did a lot of laity work; but when he came twentyone years of age his health failed him. For three years he was in a deep depression. He was in office from March 20, 1863 to May 17, 1865 in a time span of about two years and two months.

James Springer White

May 17, 1865

James was also known as Elder White. He was a co-founder of the Seventh day Adventist Church with Joseph Bates and Ellen White. In 1849 he started the first Savvatarian ADventist periodical. Titled it THe PResent Truth. In1863 He plated a pivotal role in the formal organition of the denomintion. Later a played a large role in the development of the Adventist educational structure beginnings. He was in office from May seventeen eighteen-sixtyfive to May 14 1867 over a time span of about two years

John Nevins Andrews

Apr 17, 1867

In October 29, 1856, Andrews married Angeline Stevens (1824–1872) in Waukon, Iowa, where the Andrews and Stevens families had recently moved.[2] In June 1859 a conference in Battle Creek voted that Andrews should assist J. N. Southborough in tent evangelism in Michigan. He returned to Iowa in the fall of 1860. During these years their first two children were born: Charles (b. 1857) and Mary (b. 1861) and wrote the first edition of his most famous book, The History of the Sabbath and the First Da

James AGAIN

Apr 17, 1869

James White was born on August 4, 1821 in the township of Palmyra in Maine. The fifth of nine children, James was a sickly child who suffered fits and seizures. Poor eyesight prevented him from obtaining much education and he was required to work on the family farm. At age 19 his eyesight improved and he enrolled at a local academy. He earned a teaching certificate and briefly taught at an elementary school. He was baptized into the Christian Connexion at age 16. He was in office again from 1869

George Ide Butler

Apr 17, 1871

Soon after the 1888 session, Butler's health collapsed. The Butlers purchased a rural farm in Florida which they called "Twin Magnolias" and where they could raise citrus fruit and recuperate. However, the following year Lentha suffered a debilitating stroke. Some propose that Butler later repented for the wrong course he had followed at the 1888 General Conference session. He was the 4 man to serve in this office in a time span of about three years from 1871 to 1874.

Ole Andres Olsen

Apr 17, 1888

Born in Soken, nearChristiania, Norway, Olsen emigrated to the United States to Wisconsin at the age of 5. By the age of 9 his parents had begun to keep the seventh-day Sabbath. He was baptized in 1858 At the 1888 General Conference session he was elected General Conference president.[3] Olsen was one of the first individuals to advocate the formation of Union Conferences. He served for about nine years.

George A. Irwin

Apr 17, 1897

Irwin was born close to Mt. Vernon, Ohio on November 17, 1844. At age 17, he volunteered for the Union Army during the American Civil War, where he was placed with the 20th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry He was captured near Atlanta and spent time at Andersonville Prison. He served from 1897 to 1901.

Arthur Grosvenor Daniells

Apr 17, 1901

Arthur was the longest serving president; he served over 20 years. He began to work for the church in Texas. Ellen and James White hired him as a secretary for one year. He was born in Iowa. He as the son of a Union Army physician and surgeon who died in the American Civil War. In 1866 he was called as pioneer missionary to New Zealand, and remained in the South Pacific for fourteen years. He served from 1901 to 1922 for a very impressive time span of 21 years.