Reed Benson
1928 — 2016
Died
2016
Role
BYU Religion Professor; John Birch Society Utah Coordinator
Bio Notes
Eldest son of Ezra Taft Benson. BYU religion professor. Became the John Birch Society's coordinator for Utah in 1962, an appointment coupled with his father's first public endorsement of the Birch Society. The Birch Society conducted espionage at BYU in October 1962, the same season. Church leadership reportedly blocked Ezra Taft Benson's wish to call Reed into the Quorum of the Twelve.
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Reed BensonEzra Taft BensonJohn Birch SocietyBYU espionageWhite Horse ProphecyPOLITICSTHEOLOGY
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