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

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Dates

  • Existence: 1865 - 1917

Biography

John M. Cannon (1865-1917) was a lawyer in Utah.

John Mousley Cannon was born on September 24, 1865 in St. George, Utah to parents Angus Munn Cannon and Sarah Maria Mousley. He studied higher mathematics and history for two years at the University of Utah, then transferred, when he was 23, to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law in 1890. John married Zina Bennion on July 18, 1893, and they had 11 children. He moved back to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he practiced law throughout the rest of his life. He married Margaret Peart Cardall on July 18, 1900. He adopted her three children from her previous marriage and they had three children together. He also married Harriet Seymour Neff on November 3, 1900. They had two children together and adopted two more. John died on June 16, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, Via WWW, January 3, 2023 (John Mousley Cannon; b. Sept. 24, 1865 in St. George, Utah; d. Jun. 16, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah; parents Angus Munn Cannon and Sarah Maria Mousley; studied higher mathematics and history for two years at the University of Utah; transferred to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor when he was 23; graduated with a Bachelor of Law in 1890; married Zina Bennion on July 18, 1893; had 11 children with Zina; moved back to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he practiced law throughout the rest of his life; married Margaret Peart Cardall on July 18, 1900 and adopted her three children from her previous marriage and they had three children together; married Harriet Seymour Neff on November 3, 1900 and had two children together and adopted two more).

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Moses Thatcher letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322536]
Identifier: MSS SC 2601
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 19 Jan. 1903 and addressed to John M. Cannon. Thatcher informs Cannon that he is sending a stock certificate to him.

Dates: 1903 January 19

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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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