Joseph J. Cannon | |
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| Member of theUtah House of Representatives | |
| In office 1909–1911 | |
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| Born | May 22, 1877 |
| Died | November 5, 1945(1945-11-05) (aged 68) |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Joseph Jenne Cannon (May 22, 1877 – November 5, 1945) was aUtah politician and newspaper editor and was a leader inthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was a member of the prominentCannon political family.
As a young man, Cannon served as amissionary for the LDS Church inEurope. He accompanied LDS ChurchapostleFrancis M. Lyman in offering prayers inSt. Petersburg andMoscow which dedicatedRussia for the preaching ofMormonism in August 1903.[1] Lyman and Cannon also similarly dedicatedFinland in 1903.
In the 1908 election, Cannon was elected as a member of theUtah House of Representatives fromSalt Lake County. He served one term, from 1909 to 1911. Cannon was not formally associated with any political party.
From 1931 to 1934, Cannon was the editor of theDeseret News, aSalt Lake City newspaper owned by the LDS Church. His tenure ended when the LDS Church asked him to become thepresident of the church's BritishMission. Cannon served in this capacity for three years, until 1937.
Immediately following his return to Utah, Cannon was asked to become the first assistant toGeorge Q. Morris, the general superintendent of the church'sYoung Men's Mutual Improvement Association. Cannon served in this capacity until his death frompancreatic cancer in 1945.[2]
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