Joseph J. Cannon

For other people named Joseph Cannon, see Joseph Cannon (disambiguation).

Joseph Jenne Cannon (May 22, 1877 – November 5, 1945) was a Utah politician and newspaper editor and was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was a member of the prominent Cannon political family.

Biography

As a young man, Cannon served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Europe. He accompanied LDS Church apostle Francis M. Lyman in offering prayers in St. Petersburg and Moscow which dedicated Russia for the preaching of Mormonism in August 1903.^[1] Lyman and Cannon also similarly dedicated Finland in 1903.

In the 1908 election, Cannon was elected as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County. He served one term, from 1909 to 1911. Cannon was not formally associated with any political party.

From 1931 to 1934, Cannon was the editor of the Deseret News, a Salt Lake City newspaper owned by the LDS Church. His tenure ended when the LDS Church asked him to become the president of the church's British Mission. Cannon served in this capacity for three years, until 1937.

Immediately following his return to Utah, Cannon was asked to become the first assistant to George Q. Morris, the general superintendent of the church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. Cannon served in this capacity until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1945.^[2]

Notes

↑ "To Every Nation, Kindred, Tongue, and People," Ensign, November 2003, pp. 125–27.
↑ State of Utah Death Certificate.

References

Andrew Jenson, Encyclopedia History of the Church

Members of the political Cannon family

John Taylor (1808–1887) George Q. Cannon (1827–1901) Ann Cannon Woodbury (1832–1921) Angus M. Cannon (1834–1915) John Q. Cannon (1857–1931) Martha Hughes Cannon (1857–1932) Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933) Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon (1859–1942) George Mousley Cannon (1861–1937) Joseph J. Cannon (1877–1945) Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877–1943) Charles Clarence Neslen (1879–1967) Quayle Cannon Sr. (1879–1950) James H. Cannon (1890–1950) John K. Cannon (1892–1955) Cavendish W. Cannon (1895–1962) Robert Milchrist Cannon (1901–1976) T. Quentin Cannon (1906–2004) Quayle Cannon Jr. (1906–1990) Ray Cannon Needham (1908–1979) Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963) Evan J. Woodbury (1910–2001) Howard Cannon (1912–2002) Ralph S. Cannon (1912–2006) Edwin Q. Cannon (1918–2005) D. James Cannon (1919–1998) Russell A. Cannon (1928–) Theodore L. Cannon Jr. (1931–2009) David Kent Winder (1932–2009) Mark Wilcox Cannon (abt. 1936–) John C. Pingree (abt. 1942–) Joseph A. Cannon (1949–) Chris Cannon (1950–) David Nelson (1962–) Chet Cannon (1985–)

General presidencies of the Young Men of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

General Presidents/Superintendents	Wells (1876–80) Woodruff (1880–98) Snow (1898–1901) J.F. Smith (1901–18) Ivins (1918–21) G.A. Smith (1921–35) Bowen (1935–37) Morris (1937–48) E. Curtis (1948–58) Bentley (1958–62) G.C. Smith (1962–69) Eldredge (1969–72) Backman (1972–74) Schaerrer (1977–79) Backman (1979–85) Featherstone (1985–90) Goaslind (1990–98) Dellenbach (1998–2001) Hammond (2001–04) Dahlquist (2004–09) Beck (2009–15) Owen (2015–)

First Counselors/Assistants	M. Hardy (1876–80) J.F. Smith (1880–1901) Grant (1901–18) Roberts (1918–22) Lyman (1922–1935) Morris (1935–37) J. Cannon (1937-45) Giles (1945-48) Stevenson (1948–58) Dyer (1958) G.C. Smith (1958–61) Ashton (1961–69) Hill (1969–71) G. Cannon (1972) L. Curtis (1972–74) Doxey (1977–79) Featherstone (1979–85) Pinegar (1985–89) Holland (1989–90) L. Curtis (1990–91) Dellenbach (1991–92) Nadauld (1992–96) Featherstone (1996–97) Stanley (1997) Dellenbach (1997–98) Hammond (1998–2001) Pace (2001–03) Robbins (2003–04) Burgess (2004–09) Gibson (2009–15) Holmes (2015–)

Second Counselors/Assistants	Badger (1876–80) Thatcher (1880–98) Grant (1898–1901) Roberts (1901–18) Lyman (1918–22) Ballard (1922–35) West (1935–37) Farnsworth (1937–45) Hatch (1945–48) R. Hardy (1948) King (1948–58) Ashton (1958–61) Scott (1961) Buehner (1961–67) Hill (1967–69) G. Cannon (1969–72) Blackman (1972) Goaslind (1972–74) McKay (1977–79) Pinegar (1979–85) Simpson (1985–86) Rector (1986–88) Harbertson (1988–89) M. Brough (1989–90) Dellenbach (1990–91) Nadauld (1991–92) Kendrick (1992–93) Featherstone (1993–96) Stanley (1996–97) Dellenbach (1997) Hammond (1997–98) Madsen (1998–2001) Condie (2001–03) Hallstrom (2003–04) Neider (2004–09) Ochoa (2009–13) Ridd (2013–15) J. Brough (2015–)

Additional Assistants	Roberts (1898–1901)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.