Benson, Ezra Taft b. August 4, 1899 d. May 30, 1994 Thirteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1952 President Dwight David Eisenhower appointed Ezra Taft Benson to the cabinet post of Secretary of Agriculture, temporarilly being released from his duties as an Apostle while still serving in this capacity. Through his service for our country many nations have been opened up to the gospel by the example he set to their leaders. In 1973 Benson was set apart as president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. At...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell) Whitney Cemetery, Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
b. August 4, 1899 d. May 30, 1994