Ezra Taft Benson

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