Biography

John M. Cannon (1865-1917) was a lawyer and ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

John Mousley Cannon was born on September 24, 1865 in St. George, Washington County Utah to parents Angus Munn Cannon and Sarah Maria Mousley. He attended the district schools at Salt Lake City until fourteen years of age, and then followed farming and carpentering until he was twenty, during which time he studied the common branches of education together with his sister Ann. For about two years he attended the University of Utah, pursuing higher mathematics and history. At the age of 23 he entered University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated as Bachelor of Law in June 1890, since which time he has acted as a lawyer in Salt Lake City. He served several special missions for his church. On July 18, 1893, he married Zina Bennion and had 5 children. He spent the rest of his life in Utah and died on June 16 1917 in Salt Lake City Utah.

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Familysearch, Via WWW, January 3, 2023 (John Mousley Cannon; b. Sept. 24, 1865; d. Jun. 16, 1917) Information about his family as well as information about his career was found here most of this was a direct quote from a source found at this website. Under the L.D.S. Biographical Encyclopedia “He attended the district schools at Salt Lake City until fourteen years of age, and then followed farming and carpentering until he was twenty, during which time he studied the common branches of education together with his sister Ann. For about two years he attended the University of Utah, pursuing higher mathematics and history. At the age of 23 he entered University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated as Bachelor of Law in June 1890, since which time he has acted as a lawyer in Salt Lake City. He served several special missions for his church. On July 18, 1893, he married Zina Bennion and had 5 children”

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