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They had six children together. Benson received a master of science degree in agricultural economics in 1927 from Iowa State University. [5] [6] Several years later, he did preliminary work on a doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley, but never completed it.
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May 10, 2024 · 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).
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Contents. Preparation Ministry Teachings Testimony. Aug. 4, 1899. Ezra Taft Benson was born in Whitney, Idaho, to George T. and Sarah Dunkley Benson. Ezra (three months old in this photo) was the first of 11 children. Learn about the example set by Ezra's father, George. George Benson left on a mission when Ezra was only 12.
May 27, 2011 · President Benson was born August 4, 1899, in the small rural community of Whitney, Idaho, the oldest of eleven children born to George Taft Benson, Jr., and Sarah Dunkley. He was named after his great-grandfather, Ezra T. (Taft) Benson, an apostle, who entered the Salt Lake Valley with the first Mormon pioneer company in July 1847.
Kids. Students. Scholars. (1899–1994). American public official and religious leader Ezra Taft Benson devoted his life to promoting both farming and the Mormon church. His tenure as secretary of agriculture under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961 was marked by controversy and achieved limited success.
Ezra Taft Benson. Born: 4 August 1899, Whitney, Idaho. Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: 7 October 1943 (age 44) President of the Quorum of the Twelve: 30 December 1973. President of the Church: 10 November 1985 (age 86) Died: 30 May 1994 (age 94), Salt Lake City, Utah. The doctor shook his head sadly when a tiny, frail baby was born to George and ...