Samuel Otis Bennion

Birth Date

On 1874 June 9

Death Date

On 1945 March 8

Gender

Male

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Born in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1874 June 9

Date Details

Occurred On 1874 June 9

Birth

Relationships

Father

John Rowland Bennion

Mother

Emma Jane Terry

Baptized

1882 May 4 (Age 7)

Married Charlotte Ella Towler

1898 August 25 (Age 24)

Set Apart as Missionary

Central States Mission
1904 November 9 – 1906 November 7 (Age 30)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1906 November 7

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Priesthood Quorum When Called

115th

Location Served

South Texas Conference, mission headquarters as missionsecretary

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

M. W. Merrill

Media

Central States Missionaries - Missouri Conference, 1915 May

Called as Mission President

Central States Mission
1906 October 1 – 1934 January 1 (Age 32)

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Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1934 January 1

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Priesthood Quorum When Called

115th

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Served With Children

Yes

Additional Notes

Bennion had been called as mission president on 1 October 1906 and shadowed James G. Duffin for a month before assuming leadership of the mission.

Mission Companionship

Charlotte Ella Towler (31)

Media

Central States Mission - Missouri Conference, Circa 1922

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Central States Missionaries, Circa 1916

Elders of the East Kansas Conference Central States Mission 1909-1910

Missionaries of the Arkansas Conference

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Central States Missionaries March 1915

Central States Missionaries

Central States Mission January 1917-September 1919

Barney, Arkansas Conference 4 November 1923

Elders of the East Kansas Conference Central States Mission 1909-1910

Missouri District-Central States Mission 1927-1929

Central States Mission, Texas Conference with President Bennion 1922-1924

Central States Mission 1927-1929

Central States Mission ca 1909

North Texas Conf. at Ft. Worth, 28 May 1922, Central States Mission

Mission Photo

Central States Mission 1928-1930

President and Sister Bennion

Central States Mission

Central, Northern, Southern States Mission, 1907 December 21

Central States Mission, Independence, 1924 May

Central States Mission, November 1912

Central States Mission, 1909

Howard Wix Rigby on His Mission, 1913 June

Independence District Missionaries, Central States Mission, 1930 March 16

Central States Mission - Louisiana Elders, 1926 June 29

Central States Mission - Louisiana Elders Missionaries, 1925 July 28

Louisiana District Missionaries, Texas Mission, 1930 October

Barney Branch Conference - Arkansas, Circa 1916

Dedicatory Services of New Chapel, Independance, Central States Mission, 1914 November 22

Central Mission Missionaries, Circa 1913

Missionary and Leadership - St. Louis, Missouri, Circa 1912

South Texas Mission Conference, Circa 1915

Sustained as First Seven President in the First Council of the Seventy

First Council of the Seventy
1933 April 6 – 1945 March 8 (Age 58)

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Start Date Details

Sustained

End Date Details

Ended On 1945 March 8

Died in Position

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1945 March 8 (Age 70)

Date Details

Occurred On 1945 March 8

Died

Media

Samuel Otis Bennion (1874-1945) Profile

Central States Mission ca 1928

Central States Missionaries - Missouri Conference, 1915 May

Central States Mission - Missouri Conference, Circa 1922

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Central States Missionaries, Circa 1916

Elders of the East Kansas Conference Central States Mission 1909-1910

Missionaries of the Arkansas Conference

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Central States Missionaries March 1915

Central States Missionaries

Central States Mission January 1917-September 1919

Barney, Arkansas Conference 4 November 1923

Elders of the East Kansas Conference Central States Mission 1909-1910

Missouri District-Central States Mission 1927-1929

Central States Mission, Texas Conference with President Bennion 1922-1924

Central States Mission 1927-1929

Central States Mission ca 1909

North Texas Conf. at Ft. Worth, 28 May 1922, Central States Mission

Mission Photo

Central States Mission 1928-1930

President and Sister Bennion

Central States Mission

Central, Northern, Southern States Mission, 1907 December 21

Central States Mission, Independence, 1924 May

Central States Mission, November 1912

Central States Mission, 1909

Howard Wix Rigby on His Mission, 1913 June

Independence District Missionaries, Central States Mission, 1930 March 16

Central States Mission - Louisiana Elders, 1926 June 29

Central States Mission - Louisiana Elders Missionaries, 1925 July 28

Louisiana District Missionaries, Texas Mission, 1930 October

Barney Branch Conference - Arkansas, Circa 1916

Dedicatory Services of New Chapel, Independance, Central States Mission, 1914 November 22

Central Mission Missionaries, Circa 1913

Missionary and Leadership - St. Louis, Missouri, Circa 1912

South Texas Mission Conference, Circa 1915

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