John Cannon (politician)

John Cannon (politician)

John Cannon (ca 1783 – February 19 1833) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.

He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland around 1783, the son of Edward Cannon, a master mason who had immigrated from Ireland. In 1795, he moved to the town of Quebec with his family; he apprenticed with his father beginning in 1800 and became a member of a company that included his father and brothers. John became head of the company as his father retired. After his brothers died, he became a master mason on his own. He served in the local militia. In 1824, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Hampshire County; his election was declared invalid in 1826 after it was found that he had supplied alcohol to voters. Cannon was reelected in 1827.

He died at Quebec in 1833.

External links

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2790 Biography at "the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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