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Cannon, D. James (1919-1998)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1919 - 1998

Parallel Names

  • Cannon, Donald James

Biography

D. James Cannon (1919-1998) was an author, businessman, and served as the Utah Tourist and Publicity Director.

D. (Donald) James Cannon was born on December 8, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the seventh child of Sylvester Quayle Cannon and Winnifred Irene Saville. He graduated from the University of Utah and worked directing Educational Rehabilitation at the Bushnell Army Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. James served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii. He later worked for Deseret News and as Utah's Tourist and Publicity Director. James was also an author, ran a printing and publishing business, and worked as an economic development consultant. He married Elaine Anderson on March 25, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Elaine served as the 8th Young Women General President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James died on March 5, 1998, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 78.

Citation:
Sugar House, the golden years, 1994:t.p. (D. James Cannon)

Desert (Palm Desert, Calif.) April, 1964:page 9 (D. James Cannon, Director Utah Tourist and Publicity Council)

FamilySearch, August 1, 2024 (D. (Donald) James Cannon b. on December 8, 1919, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the seventh child of Sylvester Quayle Cannon and Winnifred Irene Saville. Fraduated from the University of Utah and worked directing Educational Rehabilitation at the Bushnell Army Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. James served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii. Later worked for Deseret News and as Utah's Tourist and Publicity Director. Author, ran a printing and publishing business, economic development consultant. Married Elaine Anderson on March 25, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Elaine served as the 8th Young Women General President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Died on March 5, 1998, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 78) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/KWCQ-NQ6

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Elaine Cannon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8195
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, plaques, printed ephemera, photographs, and other material created by Elaine Cannon and other members of the Cannon family. The materials document Cannon's church service, writing career, and family life. Includes audio and video recordings. Also includes materials created by D. James Cannon, Elaine Cannon's husband, related to his personal life and church service. Materials date from 1832 to 2003.

Dates: 1832-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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