Apostle Ezra Taft Benson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brigham_Young_University
gptkb:Iowa_State_University
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous, 1994)
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-08-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Whitney,_Idaho,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Whitney,_Idaho,_United_States
gptkbp:children 6
gptkbp:deathDate 1994-05-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Salt_Lake_City,_Utah,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ezra_Taft_Benson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apostle Ezra Taft Benson
gptkbp:knownFor anti-communism
conservative political views
emphasis on Book of Mormon
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
1918
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:An_Enemy_Hath_Done_This
The Proper Role of Government
A Witness and a Warning
gptkbp:occupation politician
religious leader
gptkbp:ordainedBy gptkb:Heber_J._Grant
gptkbp:ordinationAsApostle 1943
gptkbp:parent George Taft Benson
Sarah Dunkley Benson
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Spencer_W._Kimball
gptkbp:religion gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
gptkbp:religiousTitle cathedral
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:United_States_Senator
13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
gptkbp:signature Ezra_Taft_Benson_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Flora_Smith_Amussen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Howard_W._Hunter
gptkbp:termEnd 1994
gptkbp:termEnd_(Secretary_of_Agriculture) 1961
gptkbp:termStart 1985
gptkbp:termStart_(Secretary_of_Agriculture) 1953
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Race_and_priesthood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7