Benson, Ezra Taft
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1994
Biographical History
Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) was an American government official and ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture ... 1953Gibbons, F.M. Ezra Taft Benson, 1996: CIP t.p. (Ezra Taft Benson) pub. info. (b. Aug. 4, 1899; d. May 30, 1994)
Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1899)
Wikipedia, website viewed July 30, 2014 (Ezra Taft Benson; b. Aug 4, 1899, Whitney, Idaho; d. May 30, 1994, Salt Lake City, Utah; religious leader; President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, November 10, 1985-May 30, 1994; Quorom of the Twelve Apostles, October 7, 1948-November 10, 1985; United States Secretary of Agriculture, January 21, 1953-January 20, 1961; Began academic career at Utah State Agricultural College; farmer; LDS Mission in Britain from 1921-1923; BA, Brigham Young University, 1926; MA, Iowa State University; did preliminary work on a doctorate that was never completed at University of California at Berkeley; agricultural extension agent for Oneida County, Idaho; later moved to Boise, Idaho and was connected with the University of Idaho extension service; moved to Washington, D.C. to become Executive Secretary of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
First Presidency letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227642706]
Identifier: MSS 4005
Scope and Contents
Letter of First Presidency (signed by Ezra Taft Benson and Gordon B. Hinckley) to President Morris E. Peterson, Provo Utah East Stake, 29 May 1986. Reports the leaders of the Church agreeing to Peterson's recommendation to dissolve the Provo 40th Ward (singles) in accordance with the recent guidelines for singles wards.
Dates:
1986 May 29