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Cannon, John M. (John Mousley), 1865-1917

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1865 - 1917

biographical statement

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. When he was 14 years old he went to the public schools in Salt lake City. After he graduated he was able to farm and carpentry until the age of 20. He then went on to study education with his sister. At the University of Utah he got his bachelor's degree in higher math and history. After that when he was at the age of 23 he went to Michigan and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he studied Law and graduated in 1890. He married his wife Zina Bennion on July 18, 1893 and had 5 children with his wife. He moved back to Salt Lake city and served many missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and practiced law until he retired. He spent the rest of his life in Utah and died on June 16 1917 in Salt Lake City Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, Via WWW, January 3, 2023 (John Mousley Cannon; b. Sept. 24, 1865; d. Jun. 16, 1917; Education at the University of Utah; University of Michigan; 5 children; wife Zina Bennion; worked in farming and carpentry )

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Angus M. Cannon diaries and letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 199
Scope and Contents

Collection includes three handwritten diaries dated 1885 to 1886 two letters from 1891. In his diaries, Cannon writes about his imprisonment at the Utah State Penitentiary for polygamy and his subseqent experiences as a stake president for the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. His letters are addressed to his sons George and John, and to Levi Colvin of Payson, Utah. Photocopies and typescripts of the diaries are also included.

Dates: 1885-1891

Angus M. Cannon letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322411]
Identifier: MSS SC 2342
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters dated 1888 and 1894. One of the letters is addressed to John M. Cannon. Angus refers a woman to John saying she desired a divorce. In the other item Angus thanks a friend for his kind words and support in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1888-1894

Angus M. Cannon letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324656]
Identifier: MSS SC 2536
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten letters with three receipts. Each item is signed by Angus Cannon. The letters are addressed to John M. Cannon. Angus writes largely about business and personal metters.

Dates: 1899-1910

Frank J. Cannon letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320571]
Identifier: MSS SC 2199
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to John M. Cannon. The item deals with mines and money matters in Utah.

Dates: approximately 1910

Frank J. Cannon letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320803]
Identifier: MSS SC 2248
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter written in Washington D.C., addressed to John M. Cannon (1856-1917), and dated 27 Dec. 1901. Frank expresses gratitude for John's efforts. Frank states that an unspecified "deal" is likely to achieve success because "the principal parties have agreed to take the matter up immediately after the re-convening of Congress."

Dates: 1901 December 27

Frank J. Cannon letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316629]
Identifier: MSS SC 2042
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter written to John M. Cannon in Washington, D.C. Frank is asking John to talk to the president of the Mormon Church, Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918), concerning $15,000 in coupons which Frank gave to Smith after a conference.

Dates: 1901

Frank J. Cannon letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324649]
Identifier: MSS SC 2535
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letters. Three of the items are addressed to Frank's cousin, John M. Cannon, and one is addressed to D. B. Richards. Frank Cannon writes of business activities and transactions.

Dates: 1898-1913

John M. Cannon family photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 220
Scope and Contents

Includes seven photographs of the Cannon family collected by John M. Cannon. Also includes one nitrate negative with a corresponding print. Dated approximatley 1890-1939.

Dates: approximately 1890-1939

John M. Cannon letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322148]
Identifier: MSS SC 2364
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 14 April 1910. The item was written in Utah on "BLue Creek Land & Live Stock Co." stationary by a someone who signes his name as J. Smith. Smith informs Cannon that he has just returned from the ranch and has just sold his stock in the "Company."

Dates: 1910 April 14

John M. Cannon letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321074]
Identifier: MSS SC 2265
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters and receipts. All of the items are from merchantile instutions in various towns and cities in Utah and are addressed to John M. Cannon. The items relate to various financial matters and transactions.

Dates: 1885-1911

Additional filters:

Subject
Letters 20
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 5
Businessmen -- Utah -- Correspondence 4
Businessmen -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Correspondence 4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 4
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Correspondence 4
Economics and Banking 4
Material Types 4
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 4
Home and Family 3
Social Life and Customs 3
Agriculture and Natural Resources 2
Church Government 2
Expeditions and Adventure 2
Immigration and American Expansion 2
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Correspondence 2
Raymond (Alta.) -- History -- Sources 2
Receipts (Acknowledgments) 2
Receipts (Financial records) 2
Religion 2
Brigham City (Utah) -- History 1
Businessmen -- Mexico -- Juárez (Chihuahua) -- Correspondence 1
Businessmen -- Montana -- Anaconda -- Correspondence 1
Businessmen -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Cattle drives -- History 1
Collodion prints 1
Cooperative societies -- Utah -- History -- Cedar City -- Sources 1
Copy prints 1
Credit bureaus -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Denver (Colo.) -- History 1
Diaries 1
Divorce -- Utah -- History 1
Farmers -- Alberta -- Raymond -- Correspondence 1
Gelatin silver prints 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Latter Day Saint families--Photographs -- Photographs 1
Latter Day Saints -- Alberta -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Alberta -- Raymond -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Alberta -- Raymond -- History -- Sources 1
Latter Day Saints -- Mexico -- Juárez (Chihuahua) -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Nevada -- Ruby Valley -- History -- Sources 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Lawyers -- Utah -- History 1
Manti (Utah) -- History 1
Mines and Mineral Resources 1
Mines and mineral resources -- Utah -- History 1
Nitrate negatives 1
Payson (Utah) -- History 1
Photocopies 1
Photographs 1
Political Campaigns 1
Politicians -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Politicians -- Utah -- History 1
Politics, Government, and Law 1
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History 1
Polygamy -- Utah -- History 1
Prisons -- Utah -- History 1
Provo (Utah) -- History 1
Ranching 1
Retail trade 1
Ruby Valley (Nev.) -- History -- Sources 1
Sandy (Utah) -- History -- Sources 1
Vernal (Utah) -- History 1
West Jordan (Utah) -- History 1
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