Ezra Taft Benson (#1)
Information regarding Ezra Taft Benson, he being the great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, 13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Apostle number: 23
- Quorum of the Twelve number: 20
- Date of birth: February 22, 1811
- Place of birth: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Date of apostolic ordination: July 16, 1846
- Age when ordained apostle: 35 years 04 months
- End of apostolic service: September 3, 1869
- Total apostolic years: 23 years 01 month
- Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve: July 16, 1846
- Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve: 23 years 01 month
- Date of death: September 3, 1869
- Age at death: 58 years 06 months
- Place of death: Ogden, Utah Territory, United States
- Remarks: Great-grandfather of President Ezra Taft Benson, the 13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized in Quincy, Illinois in 1840. He served several missions for the Church, including a mission to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1869.
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