H. David Burton | |
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Emeritus general authority | |
March 31, 2012 | |
Presiding Bishop | |
December 27, 1995 | – March 31, 2012|
End reason | Granted general authority emeritus status |
First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
October 3, 1992 | – December 27, 1995|
End reason | Reorganization (due to Merrill J. Bateman becoming president of BYU |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold David Burton April 26, 1938 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Matheson |
Children | 5 |
Harold David Burton (born April 25, 1938) was the thirteenth Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1995 to 2012 and has been the chairman of the University of Utah (U of U) board of trustees since 2016.[1]
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Latter-day Saint parents, Burton graduated from South High School in 1956 and then served as a missionary for the LDS Church in southern Australia in the late 1950s.[2] He graduated from the U of U with a bachelor's degree in economics and completed an MBA from the University of Michigan.[1] Early in his career, Burton worked for the Utah Tax Commission and for Kennecott Copper.[1]