Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson
13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
November 10, 1985 – May 30, 1994
Predecessor	Spencer W. Kimball
Successor	Howard W. Hunter
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
December 30, 1973 – November 10, 1985
Predecessor	Spencer W. Kimball
Successor	Marion G. Romney
End reason	Became President of the Church
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 7, 1943 – November 10, 1985
Called by	Heber J. Grant
End reason	Became President of the Church
LDS Church Apostle
October 7, 1943 – May 30, 1994
Called by	Heber J. Grant
Reason	Deaths of Sylvester Q. Cannon and Rudger Clawson[1]
Reorganization at end of term	Jeffrey R. Holland ordained
15th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961
Predecessor	Charles F. Brannan
Successor	Orville Freeman
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Political party	Republican
Personal details
Born	Ezra Taft Benson (1899-08-04)August 4, 1899 Whitney, Idaho, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1994(1994-05-30) (aged 94) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Education	Oneida Stake Academy Utah State University, Logan Brigham Young University (BS) Iowa State University (MS) University of California, Berkeley
Spouse(s)	Flora Amussen ​ ​ (m. 1926; d. 1992)​
Children	6, including Reed
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Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death in 1994.