Philip L. Cannon | |
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%2c_first_Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware.png) Cannon circa 1903 | |
| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
| In office January 15, 1901 – January 17, 1905 | |
| Governor | John Hunn |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Isaac T. Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1850 Bridgeville, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1929(1929-06-20) (aged 78) Lewes, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hester Polk |
| Parent(s) | William Cannon Margaret Ann Barker |
Philip Leonidas Cannon (June 28, 1850 – June 20, 1929)[1] was an American banker and politician who served as the firstLieutenant Governor of Delaware from January 15, 1901, to January 17, 1905. Son of former GovernorWilliam Cannon, he was the first elected to the office under theDelaware Constitution of 1897 and served under 53rd GovernorJohn Hunn.
Born inBridgeville inSussex County, Delaware, to parents William Cannon and Margaret Ann Barker, Cannon attended thePennington Seminary and the Dickinson Grammar School and pursued the Latin Scientific Course atDickinson College for two years starting in 1866.[2][3] He did not graduate but went into business with his elder brother, Henry Pervis Cannon, operating a large farm and establishing a canning factory in 1881.[4] However, he soon departed the cannery business to focus on banking and mercantile interests, serving as president of First National Bank ofSeaford, Delaware, from 1890 until his death.[1] Cannon remained one of Delaware's largest landowners and progressive farmers, owning hundreds of acres of peach orchards.[2][5]
A member of theRepublican Party, Cannon served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 1901 to 1905. His name was bruited for US Senate, but nomination never materialized.[3] He served as president of Delaware's Revenue and Taxation Commission until 1909 and as vice president of the state chapter of theAmerican Bankers Association (1908–1909).[1]
Cannon was a member of the Belles Lettres Literary Society and the Epilson chapter ofPhi Kappa Sigma.[1][2][3]
Cannon married Hester Polk Jacobs on June 25, 1874. The couple had three children: William (born 1875), Curtis Leonidas (born 1883), and Philip Holland (born 1893).[1] Cannon died at Beebe Hospital inLewes, Delaware, at the age of 78.[2][5]
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| New office | Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | Succeeded by |
