Reed Benson Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family
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Reed Benson was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of the Benson Group, a real estate development and investment firm. He was also the founder of the Benson Foundation, a charitable organization that supports education, health care, and other causes. Reed Benson was born on 2 January, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. He was the son of a prominent Utah businessman, George Benson. He attended the University of Utah and graduated with a degree in business administration. Reed Benson began his career in real estate development in the 1950s. He founded the Benson Group in 1965 and built it into one of the largest real estate development and investment firms in the United States. He was also the founder of the Benson Foundation, a charitable organization that supports education, health care, and other causes. Reed Benson was married to his wife, Mary, for over 60 years. He had four children and several grandchildren. He passed away on 8 April, 2016 at the age of 88.
| Popular As | Reed Amussen Benson |
| Occupation | N/A |
| Age | 88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | 2 January, 1928 |
| Birthday | 2 January |
| Birthplace | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 24, 2016 (aged 88) - Provo, Utah, U.S. Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Died Place | Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Nationality | Utah |
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Reed Benson Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Height | Not Available |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents | Ezra Taft Benson (father) Flora Benson (mother) |
| Wife | Not Available |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | 8 |
Reed Benson Net Worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
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Benson lived in the Pleasant View neighborhood of Provo, Utah. In 2001, Benson and his wife, May Hinckley Benson, were honored with the Elijah Award for their contribution to the advancement of homeschooling. Benson adopted nine children, all of whom were homeschooled.
Benson wrote his 1981 Ed.D. dissertation at BYU on the development of a home school. This was one of the first doctoral dissertations written in the United States on the subject of homeschooling.
From 1975 to 1978, Benson served as president of the Louisville Kentucky Mission of the LDS Church.
In 1965, Reed Benson endorsed the claim of Robert W. Welch Jr., that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower had been a Communist agent.
Benson was critical of the civil rights movement, which he felt was being controlled by communists. In July 1965, the NAACP called for all Third World nations to refuse to grant visa to missionaries of the LDS Church for its "doctrine of non-white inferiority," and planned to protest the churches October general conference. In response, Benson wrote a memorandum to all Birch Society chapters instructing them to spread rumors that the protesters planned violent riots:
Soon a near-hysteria was created in Utah over imminence of feared upcoming riots. Rumors of professional demonstrators and rioters prompted the Utah National Guard to begin riot control maneuvers. The NAACP issued a statement in an effort to calm fears that they were planning a riot, stating, "The NAACP deplores the malicious and totally irresponsible rumors circulating in many sections of the state to the effect that Negroes are planning a riot at the LDS conference." There were no riots or demonstrations at the 1965 general conference, and the Birch Society's role in creating the rumors created resentment among many in the LDS Church.
Benson's activities within the Birch Society came under the scrutiny of the First Presidency of the LDS Church for using its meeting houses for recruiting and political meetings, issuing a statement in January 1963 directly condemning the activities of the Birch Society. Ezra Taft Benson complained to McKay that the statement seemed to be directed against him, and "his son, Reed, and Brother Skousen," McKay confirmed that it was. Apostle Hugh B. Brown, Assistant to the Twelve Henry D. Taylor, and apostle Henry D. Moyle were all critical of Benson's activities.
The LDS Church called Ezra Taft Benson on a mission to Europe in late 1963 in the hopes that his political zeal would be tempered. At the Ezra Taft Benson's farewell address on 14 December 1963, Reed Benson said that his father had been "stabbed in the back".
In October 1962, Ezra Taft Benson sought permission from LDS Church President David O. McKay to join the John Birch Society but was denied. Shortly afterwards, Reed joined the society and was appointed Utah coordinator with McKay's tepid approval. In 1963, Reed was appointed coordinator for Southern Idaho. In 1964, he became the Birch Society coordinator in Washington, D.C., and eventually the national director of public relations.
In 1960, Ezra Taft Benson made a proposition to Brigham Young University president Ernest L. Wilkinson that his son Reed be used as a spy to "find out who the orthodox teachers were and report to his father." Reed had targeted LDS bishop and political scientist J. D. Williams for surveillance. Wilkinson declined the offer, stating "neither Brother Lee nor I want espionage of that character." Later in the 1960s and 1970s, members and advocates of the John Birch Society did conduct espionage at BYU.
Benson was the son of Ezra Taft Benson and his wife, Flora Benson. Benson was born in Salt Lake City but raised in Whitney and Boise, Idaho, and in Washington, D.C. Benson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Brigham Young University, followed by a Master of Arts in communication and a Doctor of Education. From 1947 to 1949, he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Great Britain. Benson was a United States Air Force chaplain during the Korean War.
Reed Amussen Benson (January 2, 1928 – August 24, 2016) was an American academic and professor of religion at Brigham Young University who was the national director of public relations for the John Birch Society. During his career, Benson was noted for his political conservatism and advocacy of homeschooling.
