Ezra T. Benson
Full name	Ezra Taft Benson
Born	February 22, 1811 (1811-02-22)
Place of birth	Mendon, Massachusetts
Died	September 3, 1869 (aged 58)
Place of death	Ogden, Utah Territory
LDS Church Apostle
Called by	Brigham Young
Ordained	July 16, 1846 (aged 35)
Reason for ordination	Removal of John E. Page from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[1]
End of term	September 3, 1869 (aged 58)
Reason for end of term	Death
Reorganization at end of term	Albert Carrington ordained

Ezra Taft Benson (February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869) (commonly referred to as Ezra T. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Benson to distinguish him from his great-grandson of the same name) was as an apostle, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Ezra Taft Benson ( August 4, 1899 &ndash May 30, 1994) was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Quorum of the TwelveIn The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known

Early life

Benson was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, the son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. His father moved to a farm in Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1817 where he lived for at least 16 of the next 18 years. Uxbridge was settled in 1662 and incorporated in 1727 at Suffolk, then Worcester Co Benson married Pamelia Andrus of Northbridge on January 1, 1832, at Uxbridge. Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian They lived at Uxbridge for the next three years, between 1832 and 1835. He also had lived in Northbridge, on his sister's farm in 1830 and 1831. He and Pamela had children, one of whom died here in 1833. He managed a hotel in the center of Uxbridge and made a considerable sum of money which he invested in a cotton mill at Holland, Massachusetts, before moving West. Holland is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

Joins the Mormon Church

Benson was baptized into the Latter Day Saint church on July 19, 1840 in Quincy, Illinois. A Latter Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Quincy Illinois, known as the " Gem City " is a city on the Mississippi River in Adams County, Illinois, United States He had moved to Quincy previously, and first met members of the church when they came there at the time they were driven out of Missouri. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee He was ordained to the office of apostle on July 16, 1846. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display He replaced John E. Page in the Quorum of the Twelve. John Edward Page ( February 25, 1799 – 14 October 1867) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

Missionary service

Benson served as a church missionary in the United States and in the Sandwich Islands. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of Missionary work with over 50000 full-time missionaries "Sandwich Island" redirects here Sandwich Island is also an early name for the Cook Islands island of Manuae, and for the island of Efate

Plural marriages, later career

Like many early Latter Day Saints, Benson practiced plural marriage. Benson later married Adeline Brooks Andrus, Desdemona Fullmer, Eliza Ann Perry, Lucinda West, Elizabeth Gollaher, Olive Mary Knight, and Mary Larsen. Benson had a total of eight wives and 35 children. He served in the Utah Territorial Leglisature and died in Ogden, Utah. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. Benson's great-grandson, also named Ezra Taft Benson, also became an apostle of the LDS Church; the younger Benson served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in the 1950s and president of the LDS Church in the 1980s and 1990s. Ezra Taft Benson ( August 4, 1899 &ndash May 30, 1994) was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church

Burial

Benson is buried in the Logan, Utah Cemetery. Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42670 a substantial increase

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External links

• Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Ezra T. Benson
• Ezra T. Benson Family Web Site