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Cannon, Quayle, 1906-1990

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1990

Biographical History

Quayle Cannon, Jr., (1906-1990) was a life insurance agent in Salt Lake City, Utah, who served a mission for the LDS church in the Swiss-German mission from 1926 to 1929.

Quayle Cannon, Jr., was born on July 5, 1906, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Quayle and Eugenia Silver Cannon. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in the Swiss-German mission from 1926 to 1929. On April 10, 1936, Cannon married Fay Allred in Washington, DC; she died on June 27, 1969. He then married Lanor Hailstone Rowe on June 18, 1971, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cannon graduated from the University of Utah in 1933 with a major in German. He taught German in the Salt Lake City school district before he moved the family to Washington, DC, in 1935 to work for the Federal Housing Administration. He then moved back to Salt Lake City and worked for the Kennecott Copper Corp. for a few years before he began a career as a life insurance agent with Occidental Life in 1942. Active in the Republican Party, Cannon was elected to the Utah House of Representatives for two terms and served many years as the Secretary of the Utah State Senate.

Throughout his life, Cannon was active in the LDS church, serving as the Mutual Improvement Association president, Sunday School superintendent, and High Councilor in the Ensign Stake. He loved working in his yard, and was a master gardner. Quayle Cannon, Jr., died on August 28, 1990, in Bountiful, Utah.

Citation:
Deseret news.com, July 20, 2011 (b. July 5, 1906, in Salt Lake City; served LDS mission in Swiss-German mission from 1926 to 1929; m. Fay Allred in Washington, DC, on April 10, 1936; m. Lanor Hailstone Rowe in Salt Lake City on June 18, 1971; graduate from University of Utah in 1933; majored in German; taught German in Salt Lake City; worked for Federal Housing Administration in DC; worked for the Kennecott Copper Corp. in Salt Lake City; worked as a life insurance agent with Occidental Life; active in Republican Party; Utah House of Representatives for two terms; served as Secretary of Utah State Senate; active in LDS church; Mutual Improvement Association president, Sunday School superintendent, High Councilor in Ensign Stake; worked in the garden; d. August 28, 1990 in Bountiful)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Quayle Cannon Jr. mission journals and papers, 1926-1931

 Sub-Series — Carton 1: Series 1, Folder: 5-8
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains journals and papers written by Quayle Cannon, Jr. while on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Swiss-German Mission. Contains two mission journals, one mission record book, and one notebook. Dated 1926-1931.

Dates: 1926-1931
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6154, Donald Q. Cannon faculty and family papers / Cannon family journals and papers

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