Cannon family

The Cannon Family is a prominent U.S. political family in the states of Utah, Nevada and Idaho descending from the 19th century marriage of George Cannon and Ann Quayle before their emigration from Peel, Isle of Man. The family's most famous member was their oldest son George Quayle Cannon. The family is linked by marriage to the Bennion, Taylor, Wells and Young political families.

19th century

John Taylor

1 November 1808-25 July 1887
*Served as a member of the Utah Territorial House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, 1854-76
*Not known to have affiliated politically with a party
*Husband of Leonora Cannon Taylor
*Also: Father of John Whittaker Taylor who served as a clerk of Cassia County, Idaho, 1883, and of William Whitaker Taylor who served as a member of the Utah Territorial Council (Senate) from Salt Lake County, Utah, 1883-4, and as a Salt Lake City assessor, 1884

=George Quayle Cannon=

11 January 1827-21 April 1901
*Also known as George Q. Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah Territorial Council (Senate) from Salt Lake County, 1865-6 and 1869-72; delegate of the U.S. House of Representatives to present the constitution and memorial for admission of the Territory of Utah as a state of the union, 1872; delegate of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah, 1873-81; candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah, defeated 1882; member of the Deseret University board of regents (now University of Utah); and chancellor of Deseret University
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party
*Husband of Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon, Sarah Jane Jenne Cannon, Eliza Lamercia Tenney Cannon, Martha Telle Cannon, Emily Hoagland Cannon, Caroline Partridge Young Croxall Cannon and Susanne De La Mare Cannon
*Also: Son in-law of Brigham Young who served as the first Utah territorial governor, 1850-8

Angus Munn Cannon

17 May 1834-7 June 1915
*Served as a mayor of St. George, Utah, 1861
*Stood as a Republican Party candidate in the 1896 "at large" election for state senator from Salt Lake County. Defeated by his wife, Martha Maria Hughes Cannon, who ran as a Democrat.
*Husband of Ann Amanda Mousley Cannon, Sarah Maria Mousley Cannon, Clarissa Cordelia Moses Mason Cannon, Martha Maria Hughes Cannon, Maria Bennion Cannon and Johanna Cristina Danielson Cannon
*Also: Half brother in-law of Heber Bennion who served as a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature, 1889, and as a Democratic member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, Utah, 1897-9 and 1919, and of Harden Bennion who served as a Democratic member of the Utah Senate from Salt Lake County, 1899-1905, and as a Utah secretary of state, 1916-20; and half first cousin once removed in-law of Adam Samuel Bennion who served as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Utah, defeated 1944

=John Quayle Cannon=

19 April 1857-14 January 1931
*Also known as John Q. Cannon
*Served as a brigadier general of the Utah National Guard, 1903-4
*Not known to have affiliated politically with a party

=Martha Maria Hughes Cannon M.D.=

1 July 1857-10 July 1932
*Also known as Martha H. Cannon and Mattie Hughes Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah Senate from Salt Lake County (first female state senator in the United States), 1897-9
*Affiliated politically with the Democratic Party

=Franklin Jenne Cannon=

25 January 1859-25 July 1933
*Also known as Frank J. Cannon and Franklin J. Cannon
*Served as a deputy clerk and recorder of Weber County, Utah, 1882-4; recorder of Weber County, 1884; candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah, defeated 1892; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah, 1895-6; member of the U.S. Senate from Utah, 1896-9; and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Utah, defeated 1898
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party, the Free Silver Republicans and the Democratic Party; and served as a Utah Democratic chairman, 1902-4

Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon

7 December 1859-2 September 1942
*Also known as Annie Wells Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, 1913
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party

George Mousley Cannon

25 December 1861-23 January 1937
*Also known as George M. Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah Senate from Salt Lake County, 1896
*Not known to have affiliated politically with a party

=Joseph Jenne Cannon=

22 May 1877-5 November 1945
*Also known as Joseph J. Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, 1909
*Not known to have affiliated politically with a party although his son Mark Wilcox Cannon recalls that he later viewed himself as a Republican.

=Cavendish Wells Cannon=

1 February 1895-7 October 1962
*Also known as Cavendish W. Cannon
*Served as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, 1947-58
*Not known to have affiliated politically with a party

20th century

Edwin Bennion Cannon

2 January 1910-12 November 1963
*Also known as Edwin B. Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah Senate from Salt Lake County, 1951-3
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party

=Howard Walter Cannon=

26 January 1912-5 March 2002
*Also known as Howard Cannon
*Served as a reference attorney for the Utah Senate, 1939; as an attorney of Washington County, Utah, 1940; lieutenant general of the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-6; as an attorney of Las Vegas, 1949-57; member of the U.S. Senate from Nevada, 1959-83; and major general of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
*Affiliated politically with the Democratic Party

Edwin Quayle Cannon

6 May 1918 – 6 April 2005
*Also known as Edwin Q. Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, 1947–1949 and 1957-1961
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party

Donald James Cannon

8 December 1919-5 March 1998
*Also known as D. James Cannon
*Served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County, 1957
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party

James H. Cannon

Son of Martha Hughes and Angus Munn Cannon, founder of the Cannon Electric Company in Los Angeles, California - best known for the 'Cannon connector' (also known as the XLR connector) widely used today.

Joseph A. Cannon

Born 31 July 1949
*Also known as Joe Cannon and Joseph A. Cannon
*Served as a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Utah, defeated 1992; and as an assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation, 1983-5
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party; serves as the Utah Republican chairman, 2001-2006; served as a Republican presidential elector from Utah, 2004; and is presently editor-in-chief of The Deseret News

=Christopher Black Cannon=

Born 20 October 1950
*Also known as Chris Cannon
*Served as an assistant associate solicitor of the U.S. Department of Interior, 1983-6; manager of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment of President Clinton, 1998; and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah, 1997-Present (defeated in 2008 GOP primary).
*Affiliated politically with the Republican Party; and served as a Utah Republican finance chairman, 1992-4

References

* Evans, Beatrice Cannon and Cannon, Janath Russell, "Cannon Family Historical Treasury, Second Edition", 1995, George Cannon Family Association, Publishers Press Inc., Salt Lake City
* Cannon, Robert J. "MBA's WE WEREN'T - Memories and Anecdotes of Cannon Electric 1915–1964, and the two men who ran it." Self Published by Robert J. Cannon, 1988.

External links

* [http://www.bennion.org/ Bennion Family Association]
* [http://www.brighamyoungfamily.org/ Brigham Young Family Association]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000116 Congress.gov: Christopher Black Cannon]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000118 Congress.gov: Franklin Jenne Cannon]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000119 Congress.gov: George Quayle Cannon]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000120 Congress.gov: Howard Walter Cannon]
* [http://www.davidhcannon.org/ David H. Cannon]
* [http://www.epa.gov/history/admin/oar/cannon.htm EPA.gov: Joseph A. Cannon]
* [http://www.georgeqcannon.com/ George Q. Cannon Family History Collection]
* [http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/families/1239.html PoliticalGraveyard.com: The Cannon Family]
* [http://www.sedgwickresearch.com/cannon/cannon.htm SedgwickResearch.com: Cannon Family]
* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/11394.htm State.gov: Cannon, Cavendish Wells (1895-1962)]
* [http://www.taylorassociation.org/ Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CANNON,FRANK.html Utah.edu: Frank J. Cannon]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CANNON,GEORGE.html Utah.edu: George Q. Cannon]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CANNON,JOSEPH.html Utah.edu: Joseph A. Cannon]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CANNON,MARTHA.html Utah.edu: Martha Maria Hughes Cannon]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/t/TAYLOR,JOHN.html Utah.edu: John Taylor]
* [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WELLS,HEBER.html Utah.edu: Heber Manning Wells]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/wfrahome.html Wells Family Research Association]