Carl W. Buehner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carl W. Buehner

Mormon leader

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1974

Profession: priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Carl W. Buehner

  • Carl William Buehner (December 27, 1898 – November 11, 1974) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1952 to 1961 and was the Republican Party candidate for governor of Utah in the 1968 election. Buehner was born in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • As a child, his family emigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Buehner was a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Prior to his call as a general authority, Buehner served in the LDS Church as a bishop and stake president and was a member of the Church Welfare Committee.
  • In 1952, he was called as second counselor to the church's Presiding Bishop Joseph L.
  • Wirthlin.
  • He served in this capacity until 1961, when Wirthlin was succeeded by John H.
  • Vandenburg. Immediately following his release, Buehner was called as second assistant to Joseph T.
  • Bentley in the general superintendency of the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.
  • When Bentley was succeeded by G.
  • Carlos Smith in 1962, Buehner again served as second assistant until 1967, when he was succeeded by George R.
  • Hill. Buehner later served as a regional representative.
  • He was also president of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • He was awarded the Silver Beaver for his contribution to the Boy Scouts. In 1968, Buehner was nominated by the Utah Republican Party as a candidate for the state governorship.
  • Buehner was defeated easily by Democratic incumbent Calvin L.
  • Rampton.Buehner died in Salt Lake City.
  • He was married to Lucille Thurman and they were the parents of four children.

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