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{{short description|American religious leader (1906-2004)}}
{{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
 | name                = David B. Haight
 | image               = David B. Haight2.JPG
 | birth_name          = David Bruce Haight
 | birth_date          = {{birth date|1906|09|02}}
 | birth_place         = [[Oakley, Idaho]], U.S.
 | death_date          = {{death date and age|2004|07|31|1906|09|02}}
 | death_place         = [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], U.S.
 | resting_place       = Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park
 | resting_place_coordinates = {{Coord|40|41|52.08|N|111|50|30.12|W|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park}}
 | spouse              = Ruby M. Olson
 | children            = 
 | parents             = Hector C. Haight<br>Clara J. Tuttle
 | signature           = David B. Haight signature.jpg
 | signature_alt       = Signature of David B. Haight
 | portals             = LDS
 | position_or_quorum1 = [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]
 | president1          = [[Spencer W. Kimball]]
 | start_date1         = {{start date|1976|01|08}}
 | end_date1           = {{end date|2004|07|31}}
 | position_or_quorum2 = [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]]
 | president2          = Spencer W. Kimball
 | start_date2         = {{start date|1976|01|08}}
 | ordination_reason2  = Death of [[Hugh B. Brown]]
 | end_date2           = {{end date|2004|07|31}}
 | reorganization2     = [[Dieter F. Uchtdorf]] and [[David A. Bednar]] were ordained following the deaths of Haight and [[Neal A. Maxwell]]
 | position_or_quorum3 = [[Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]
 | president3          = [[Joseph Fielding Smith]]
 | start_date3         = {{start date|1970|04|06}}
 | end_date3           = {{end date|1976|01|08}}
 | end_reason3         = Called to the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]
 | position_or_quorum4 = Mayor of [[Palo Alto, California]]
 | president4          = [[Joseph Fielding Smith]]
 | start_date4         = 1959
 | end_date4           = 1963
 | end_reason4         = 
 | predecessor4        = Noel E. Porter
 | successor4          = Edward Arnold
 | list_notes          = Longest-lived quorum member, aged 97. 
}}

'''David Bruce Haight''' (September 2, 1906 – July 31, 2004) was an American religious leader and an elected official. Haight was the second oldest member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] in the history of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toone |first1=Trent |title=President Russell M. Nelson is now longest-living apostle in Latter-day Saint history |url=https://www.deseret.com/faith/2022/8/8/23297062/president-russell-m-nelson-is-now-longest-living-apostle-in-latter-day-saint-history |website=deseret.com |publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref> He also served as [[mayor]] of [[Palo Alto, California]] from 1959 to 1963.

==Early life and education==
Haight was born in [[Oakley, Idaho]], on September 2, 1906, the son of Hector Caleb Haight and Clara Josephine Tuttle.<ref>{{citation |editor1-last= Garr |editor1-first= Arnold K. |editor1-link= Arnold K. Garr |editor2-last= Cannon |editor2-first= Donald Q. |editor2-link= Donald Q. Cannon |editor3-last= Cowan |editor3-first= Richard O. |editor3-link= Richard O. Cowan |title= Encyclopedia of Latter-Day Saint History |year= 2000 |publisher= [[Deseret Book]] |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |isbn= 1-57345-822-8 |oclc= 44634356 |page= 455 }}</ref> Hector was the son of [[Horton D. Haight]], who had been involved in many trips in the Mormon trek and served as the first [[stake president|president]] of the [[Stake (LDS Church)|LDS Church stake]] that included Oakley. David's maternal grandfather, Norton Ray Tuttle, was the first [[Bishop (LDS Church)|bishop]] of [[Tooele, Utah]].<ref>{{citation |authorlink= C. Terry Warner |first= C. Terry |last= Warner |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1976/10/elder-david-b-haight |title= Elder David B. Haight |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=October 1976 |page= 5 }}</ref>

Haight received a degree from [[Utah State University]] where he was initiated into the Gamma Epsilon chapter of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] fraternity, and he served as a commander in the Navy during World War II.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/08/08/david-b-haight-mormon-elde/53bafb90-988f-40ea-a2af-b66a02962596/ "David B. Haight Mormon Elder"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 2004. Retrieved on 17 March 2020.</ref>

==Career==
Haight was an executive in the retail business.

Haight served as mayor of Palo Alto, California from 1959 to 1963, and was the owner of the Palo Alto Hardware store.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151122184401/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595081262/Time-line-of-Elder-David-B-Haights-life.html?pg=all "Time line of Elder David B. Haight's life"], ''[[Deseret News]]'', August 1, 2004.</ref>

==LDS Church service==
When he was [[calling (LDS Church)|called]] as [[Mission president|president]] of the LDS Church's [[Mission (LDS Church)|mission]] in [[Scotland]] he resigned as mayor of Palo Alto, over the objections of the city council. In addition to his service as mission president, he served in the church as [[Stake president|president]] of the Palo Alto Stake and a [[regional representative of the Twelve Apostles|regional representative]]. He was called as a [[general authority]], as an [[Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], in April 1970. He also served as a special assistant to the president of [[Brigham Young University]]. 

The vacancy in the church's Quorum of the Twelve, from the death of [[Hugh B. Brown]] in December 1975, was filled by Haight. He was ordained an [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]] on January 8, 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder David Bruce Haight: Devoted Discipline |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/10/elder-david-bruce-haight-devoted-disciple?lang=eng |website=churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher=Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref>

Haight died the morning of July 31, 2004, of causes incident to age, having attended the funeral of his Quorum of the Twelve colleague, [[Neal A. Maxwell]], four days earlier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder Haight dies at 97 as oldest LDS apostle |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/1/19843116/elder-haight-dies-at-97-as-oldest-lds-apostle?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> [[Dieter F. Uchtdorf]] and [[David A. Bednar]] were called to fill the vacancies created by the deaths of Maxwell and Haight.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 new LDS apostles sustained Saturday |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/10/2/19853768/2-new-lds-apostles-sustained-saturday?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |publisher=Deseret News |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> Haight's funeral service was held in the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]] and he was interred at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Holladay, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elder Haight’s life is celebrated |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/8/6/19843861/elder-haight-s-life-is-celebrated?_amp=true |website=Deseret.com |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> At 97 years old, he was the oldest apostle in church history until being surpassed by [[Russell M. Nelson]] in 2022.

==Personal life==
Haight was married to Ruby M. Olson (1910–2004).<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1298630/Obituary-Ruby-Olson-Haight.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121023092758/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1298630/Obituary-Ruby-Olson-Haight.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 23, 2012 |title= Obituary: Ruby Olson Haight |date= 2004-12-04 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}</ref> He was the father-in-law of businessman and philanthropist [[Jon Huntsman Sr.]], through Haight's daughter, Karen, and grandfather of the former [[governor of Utah]] and former U.S. Ambassador to China and Russia, [[Jon Huntsman Jr.]]

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== References ==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/10/elder-david-bruce-haight-devoted-disciple?lang=eng General Authorities and General Officers: Elder David B. Haight]


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