Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, politician, and religious leader. He was the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1953 until 1961. He was the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death in 1994.

Benson died on May 30, 1994, of congestive heart failure in his Salt Lake City apartment, at age 94. 

References

Other websites

 Papers of Ezra Taft Benson, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
 Ezra Taft Benson Oral History finding aid, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library 

 A biography of Ezra Taft Benson

 Ezra Taft Benson's comments on freedom and the U.S. Constitution 
 Ezra Taft Benson's comments on freedom, the U.S. Constitution and the Founding Fathers

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Category:United States Secretaries of Agriculture
Category:Presidents of the Church (LDS Church)
Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
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Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure