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Cannon, Mark W.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928-

Biographical History

Mark Wilcox Cannon (1928- ) was a Harvard graduate who served several political leadership positions.

Mark Wilcox Cannon was born in 1928. He earned his B.A. from the University of Utah in Political Science and Economics; an M.P.A. from Harvard in Public Administration; and his M.A. and Ph.D., also both from Harvard University, both in Political Science and Government.

Cannon has served as Administrative Assistant to Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon, 1956-1960; Legislative Assistant to Senator Wallace F. Bennett, 1961-1963; Chairman, BYU Political Science Department, 1961-1964; Director of the Venezuelan Urban Development Project, IPA, 1964-1965; Director of International Programs, IPA, 1965-1968. Most notably, Mark served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice Warren Berger of the Supreme Court, 1972; Executive Director, Judicial Fellows Program, 1973-77; Staff director, Bicentennial commission, 1987; owner and co-partner, Geneva Steel Mill, Provo, 1988. Mark Cannon is the author or co-author of 5 political books and 25 articles.

Citation:
Monsen, R. J. The makers of public policy, 1965.

Views from the bench, c1985: CIP t.p. (Mark W. Cannon) data sheet (b. 8-29-28)

Dialogue, vol. 3, no. 3 (1968): page 97 (Mormons in the executive suite, by Mark W. Cannon) page 43 (Director of the Institute of Public Administration in New York City; Sunday School teacher in the Short Hills Ward, New Jersey Stake)

UPB files, December 20, 2013 (born in 1928; earned B.A. from University of Utah in Political Science and Economics; earned M.P.A. from Harvard in Public Administration; earned M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard in Political Science and Government; served as Administrative Assistant to Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon, 1956-1960; Legislative Assistant to Senator Wallace F. Bennett, 1961-1963; Chairman, BYU Political Science Department, 1961-1964; Director of the Venezuelan Urban Development Project, IPA, 1964-1965; Director of International Programs, IPA, 1965-1968; served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice Warren Berger of the Supreme Court, 1972; Executive Director, Judicial Fellows Program, 1973-77; Staff director, Bicentennial commission, 1987; owner and co-partner, Geneva Steel Mill, Provo, 1988; author or co-author of 5 political books and 25 articles)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mark W. Cannon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3936
Scope and Contents The collection consists of material documenting Mark Cannon's career in political science, including his service as assistant to Chief Justice Warren Burger and his involvement in the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, as well as with the Institute of Public Administration and the Supreme Court in general. This includes political research and correspondence, addresses and articles (written by Cannon or others), accounts of political travels, Bicentennial...
Dates: 1960-2006