| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Brigham_Young_University gptkb:Iowa_State_University
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1899-08-04 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Whitney,_Idaho,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:children | 6 
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                                | gptkbp:dateBecameApostle | 1943-10-07 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 1994-05-30 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Salt_Lake_City,_Utah,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | anti-communism Secretary of Agriculture under Eisenhower
 leadership in LDS Church
 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryBranch | gptkb:United_States_Army 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryRank | Second Lieutenant 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryService | gptkb:United_States_Army 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | gptkb:An_Enemy_Hath_Done_This The Proper Role of Government
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:religious_leader gptkb:farmer
 gptkb:politician
 
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                                | gptkbp:positionHeld | gptkb:United_States_Senator President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Spencer_W._Kimball gptkb:Charles_F._Brannan
 
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                                | gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm | gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints 
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                                | gptkbp:restingPlace | gptkb:Whitney,_Idaho,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:servedMissionIn | gptkb:Britain 
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                                | gptkbp:signature | Ezra_Taft_Benson_Signature.svg 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Flora_Smith_Amussen 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Howard_W._Hunter gptkb:Orville_Freeman
 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd | gptkb:United_States_Senator 1961-01-20
 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 1994-05-30
 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart | gptkb:United_States_Senator 1953-01-21
 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 1985-11-10
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Gordon_B._Hinckley gptkb:Presidency_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Ezra Taft Benson 
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