William H. Bennett

William H. Bennett was a General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from April 6, 1970, to October 1, 1976. The calling was abolished and Bennett was called to serve in the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was granted emeritus status on December 31, 1978. He had previously served as a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles.

Bennett was born on November 5, 1910, in Taber, Alberta, Canada. He attended the School of Agriculture in Raymond, Alberta. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agriculture from Utah State University and a PhD in agriculture from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a professor of agronomy at Utah State University and dean of the College of Agriculture. He also served as the director of extension services. He had previously been the assistant director. He received the President’s Citation from the Soil Conservation Society of America.

In 1936, he participated in the Canadian Summer Olympic Trials in the shot put and discus throw. In 1946, as an infantry captain, he participated in the Pacific Army Olympics.

He and his wife, Patricia, were the parents of six children. He died on July 23, 1980, in Bountiful, Utah.