- This is about the 19th-century church leader. For his great-grandson, the politician, and leader in the same church, see Ezra Taft Benson.
Ezra Taft Benson (February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869) (commonly referred to as Ezra T. Benson to distinguish him from his great-grandson of the same name) was an Apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. ...
February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. ...
In Mormonism, an Apostle is a special witness of the name of Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others. ...
The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ...
The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...
Benson was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, the son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Mendon is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
Benson was baptized into the church on July 19, 1840 in Quincy Illinois. He had moved to Quincy previously, and first met members of the church when they came there at the time they were driven out of Missouri. He was ordained to the office of Apostle on July 16, 1846. He replaced John E. Page in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...
1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
John Edward Page (February 25, 1799–1867) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ...
The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ...
Like many early Latter Day Saints, Benson practiced plural marriage. Before joining the LDS Church, Benson married Pamelia Andrus on January 1, 1832, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Benson later married Adeline Brooks Andrus, Desdemona Fullmer, Eliza Ann Perry, Lucinda West, Elizabeth Gollaher, Olive Mary Knight, and Mary Larsen. Benson had a total of eight wives and 35 children. A Latter Day Saint (LDS) is a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint movement and is a follower of Mormonism. ...
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Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Uxbridge is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
Benson's great-grandson, also named Ezra Taft Benson, also became an Apostle of the LDS Church; the younger Benson also served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in the 1950s and President of the LDS Church in the 1980s and 1990s. Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. ...
In Mormonism, an Apostle is a special witness of the name of Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others. ...
The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. ...
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In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ...
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For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
Benson is buried in Logan, Utah Cemetery. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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