Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1994)

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Born: August 4, 1899
Died: May 30, 1994
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1899

About Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson 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 from 1985 until his death in 1994. Benson became the first president of a new church stake in Washington, D.C. He also founded a farmers cooperative.

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The world when Ezra Taft Benson was born

Ezra Taft Benson was born in 1899. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlinePhilippine-American War begins
Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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Measure	1899	2026
Population	72.0M	341 million

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