The Political Graveyard: Cannon family of Utah

Cannon family of Utah

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George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901) — also known as George Q. Cannon — of Utah. Born in Liverpool, England, January 11, 1827. Son of George Cannon and Ann (Quayle) Cannon; brother-in-law of Martha Maria Hughes Cannon; father of Frank Jenne Cannon; relative of Donald James Cannon; great-great-great-granduncle of David Nelson. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member Utah territorial council, 1865-66, 1869-72; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1873-81. Mormon. Had five wives and 32 children; spent six months in federal penitentiary for cohabitation. Died in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., April 12, 1901. Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Martha Maria Hughes Cannon (1857-1932) — also known as Mattie Cannon; Martha Maria Hughes — of Utah. Born near Llandudno, Wales, July 1, 1857. Sister-in-law of George Quayle Cannon; married, October 6, 1884, to Angus Munn Cannon. Member of Utah state senate, 1897-1905. Female. Mormon. First woman state senator in the U.S. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 10, 1932. Burial location unknown.
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Frank Jenne Cannon (1859-1933) — also known as Frank J. Cannon — of Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, January 25, 1859. Son of George Quayle Cannon; first cousin four times removed of David Nelson. Democrat. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1895-96; defeated, 1892; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1896-99; Utah Democratic state chair, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1904. Mormon. Died in Denver, Colo., July 25, 1933. Interment at Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Utah.
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Donald James Cannon (1919-1998) — also known as D. James Cannon — of Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, December 8, 1919. Relative of George Quayle Cannon. Member of Utah state house of representatives, 1957-58; candidate for Governor of Utah, 1964; candidate for mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1967. Mormon. Coined the Utah license plate slogan "The Greatest Snow On Earth". Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 5, 1998. Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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David Nelson (b. 1962) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born, in a hospital at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, April 7, 1962. Great-great-great-grandnephew of George Quayle Cannon; first cousin four times removed of Frank Jenne Cannon. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996, 2000. Gay. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; National Rifle Association. Convicted on a misdemeanor act of civil disobedience, 1995 Recipient of Democratic National Committee's Lawrence O'Brien Achievement Award, 1998. Still living as of 2004.
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