| Victor L. Brown | |
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| Emeritus General Authority | |
| 30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) – 26 March 1996 (1996-03-26) | |
| Called by | Ezra Taft Benson |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) – 30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) | |
| Called by | Spencer W. Kimball |
| End reason | Granted general authorityemeritus status |
| Presiding Bishop | |
| 6 April 1972 (1972-04-06) – 6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) | |
| Called by | Joseph Fielding Smith |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Second Counselor in thePresiding Bishopric | |
| 30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) – 6 April 1972 (1972-04-06) | |
| Called by | John H. Vandenberg |
| End reason | Honorable release of John H. Vandenberg and his counselors |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victor Lee Brown (1914-07-31)31 July 1914 Cardston,Alberta,Canada |
| Died | March 26, 1996(1996-03-26) (aged 81) Salt Lake City,Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park 40°41′53″N111°50′31″W / 40.698°N 111.842°W /40.698; -111.842 (Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park) |
Victor Lee Brown (31 July 1914 – 26 March 1996) was the tenthPresiding Bishop ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 to 1985. He was an LDS Churchgeneral authority from 1961 until his death.
Brown was born inCardston,Alberta,Canada, the son of Gerald Stephen Brown and Maggie Calder Lee. Brown received his education from theUniversity of Utah,LDS Business College and theUniversity 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 asbishop of theDenver 4thWard. He and his wife, Lois Kjar, were the parents of five children. One of their children, Victor L. Brown Jr., served as astake president and an area director for the church's Welfare Services .[1]
In 1961, Brown was called as second counselor to John H. Vandenberg in the presiding bishopric. In 1972, he succeeded Vandenberg.
In 1985, Brown was released as Presiding Bishop and called as a member of theFirst Quorum of the Seventy and aspresident of theSalt Lake Temple. He was designated anemeritus general authority in 1989. Brown died atSalt Lake City,Utah.
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