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Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States secretary of agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his ...
- Howard W. Hunter
Howard William Hunter (November 14, 1907 – March 3, 1995)...
- Ezra T. Benson
Ezra Taft Benson February 22, 1811 Mendon, Massachusetts,...
- Howard W. Hunter
5 days ago · Ezra Taft Benson (born August 4, 1899, Whitney, Idaho, U.S.—died May 30, 1994, Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American public official and religious leader best known for his contributions to farming and to the Mormon church (also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
- John P. Rafferty
May 31, 1994 · By Deseret News. President Ezra Taft Benson, who served The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as church president and general authority for more than 50 years, died Monday at 2:35 p.m. at his home of congestive heart failure. He was 94.
May 31, 1994 · Ezra Taft Benson, 94, head of the Mormon Church since 1985, secretary of agriculture from 1953 to 1961 and a pugnacious force in matters of church and state for most of his life, died...
May 31, 1994 · Advertisement. California. Ezra Taft Benson, Leader of Mormons, Dies at 94 : Religion: The church’s president- prophet also served in Eisenhower’s Cabinet as secretary of agriculture...
Ezra Taft Benson was secretary of agriculture under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, to January 20, 1961.
