Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Victor Lee Brown (31 July 1914 – 26 March 1996) was the tenth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1972 and 1985. He was a general authority of the LDS Church from 1961 until his death.Brown was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, the son of Gerald Stephen Brown and Maggie Calder Lee. Brown received his education from the University of Utah, LDS Business College and the University of California, Berkeley. He worked in various ground operations management positions for several different airlines before becoming a full-time leader in the LDS Church. Among other positions in the LDS Church, Brown served as bishop of the Denver 4th Ward. He and his wife Lois Kjar were the parents of five children. In 1961, Brown was called as the Second Counselor to Presiding Bishop John H. Vandenburg. He succeeded Vandenburg as Presiding Bishop in 1972.In 1985, Brown was released as Presiding Bishop and called to be the president of the Salt Lake Temple and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was designated as an emeritus general authority in 1989. Brown died at Salt Lake City, Utah.. }
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- Victor_L._Brown abstract "Victor Lee Brown (31 July 1914 – 26 March 1996) was the tenth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1972 and 1985. He was a general authority of the LDS Church from 1961 until his death.Brown was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, the son of Gerald Stephen Brown and Maggie Calder Lee. Brown received his education from the University of Utah, LDS Business College and the University of California, Berkeley. He worked in various ground operations management positions for several different airlines before becoming a full-time leader in the LDS Church. Among other positions in the LDS Church, Brown served as bishop of the Denver 4th Ward. He and his wife Lois Kjar were the parents of five children. In 1961, Brown was called as the Second Counselor to Presiding Bishop John H. Vandenburg. He succeeded Vandenburg as Presiding Bishop in 1972.In 1985, Brown was released as Presiding Bishop and called to be the president of the Salt Lake Temple and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was designated as an emeritus general authority in 1989. Brown died at Salt Lake City, Utah.".