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Cannon, Thomas Quentin

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1994

Biographical History

Thomas Quentin Cannon (1906-1994) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1925 to 1928.

Thomas Quentin Cannon was born on April 29, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jesse Fox Cannon and Margaret Ann McKeever. He served a his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1925 to 1928. Thomas married Katherine Bowman on August 26, 1934, in the Salt Lake Temple, and they had five children together. He served for many years in the LDS church in different callings, such as bishop, president of the South German Mission and the West German Mission. He also served twelve years in the Utah House of Representatives. Thomas Quentin Cannon died on May 18, 1994, in Murray, Utah.

Citation:
Find-A-Grave.com, September 17, 2014 (b. Apr. 29, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jesse Fox Cannon and Margaret Ann McKeever; m. Katherine Bowman on August 26, 1934, in the Salt Lake Temple, and they had five children together; mission President of the South German mission and the West German mission; served twelve years in the Utah House of Representatives; d. May, 18, 1994, in Murray, Utah)

UPB files, September 17, 2014 (served a his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany from 1925 to 1928)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Thomas Quentin Cannon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8519
Scope and Contents

Materials include records related to Cannon's mission to Germany from 1925-1928. Includes primarily letters to his mother and father and other family members. Also includes statistical reports for the Sturemborg Conference where Cannon was serving as a missionary, dated 1925 to 1927. Collection as includes some photographs and ephemera related to his mission. Dated 1925-1928.

Dates: 1925-1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Quentin Cannon papers

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