WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
GEORGE QUAYLE CANNON (GEORGE Q. CANNON)
(church leader, missionary, publisher)
HISTORY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Brother of St. George pioneers Angus M. Cannon and David H. Cannon.Led an early party through Washingon County enroute to California.
Was a split with the ??? party which led to an interesting story.
BIOGRAPHY
Born January 11, 1827 in Liverpool, England.From 1849 to 1853, he went on a mission to the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). He converted many Hawaiians and was much respected there. With the help of Jonatana Napela, he translated the Book of Mormon into the Hawaiian language. Later, after returning from this mission, he published the Hawaiian version of the Book of Mormon.
From 1867 to 1874, he was the managing editor of the Deseret News. It was under his direction that the News was first published on a daily basis.
Ordained an Apostle in the L.D.S. Church on August 26, 1860.
Was a member of the Church First Presidency:
Counselor to Brigham Young, June 8, 1873 to May 9, 1874.
Assistant Counselor to Brigham Young, May 9, 1874 to August 29, 1877.
First Counselor to John Taylor, October 10, 1880 to July 25, 1887.
First Counselor to Wilford Woodruff, April 7, 1889 to September 2, 1898.
First Counselor to Lorenzo Snow, September 13, 1898 to April 12, 1901.
In 1862, Brigham Young sent Cannon to Washington D.C. to assist in the church's promotion of the Utah Territory's bid for statehood. He was the five-time Territorial Delegate from Utah to Congress, from 1872 to 1882.
Died April 12, 1901 in Monterey, California
Buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
40° 46' 37.92? North Latitude, 111° 51' 28.8? West Longitude
FAMILY
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George's Parents and Siblings:
George Cannon (the Immigrant) Ann Quayle Cannon George Quayle Cannon Mary Alice Cannon [Infant son Angus] Cannon Ann Cannon Angus Munn Cannon John Quayle Cannon David Henry Cannon Leonora Cannon |
(12/3/1794-8/17/1844) (married 10/24/1825) (8/26/1798-10/28/1842) (1/11/1827-4/17/1901) (married as shown below) (12/9/1828-9/7/1920) (married Charles Lambert) (xx/xx/1830-xx/xx/1830) (1/28/1832-7/25/1921) (married Orin Nelson Woodbury) (5/17/1834-6/7/1915) (married as shown on his webpage) (3/25/1836-9/13/1839) (4/23/1838-12/24/1924) (married as shown on his webpage) (9/11/1840-10/11/1924) (married Reddin Alexander Allred and Robert Gardner, Jr.) |
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First Wife and Children: Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon Rosina Mathews Cannon1 George Quayle Cannon Jr. John Quayle Cannon Abraham Hoagland Cannon Georgiana Hoagland Cannon George Hoagland Cannon Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon Mary Alice Hoagland Cannon Lillian Ann Hoagland Cannon David Hoagland Cannon Emily Hoagland Cannon Sylvester Quayle Cannon |
(11/2/1835-12/18/1939) (married 12/11/1854) (10/7/1852-12/18/1939) (married George Cannon Lambert) (1/29/1856-11/14/1856) (4/19/1857-1/14/1931) (married Elizabeth Ann Wells and Louisa Martha Wells) (3/12/1859-7/19/1896) (married Sarah Ann Jenkins, Wilhelmina Mousley Cannon, Mary Eliza Croxall, Lillian Hamlin, Sarah Catherine Ann Walke, and Ardell Holman Stevens) (5/19/1861-9/2/1863) (5/21/1863-12/29/1863) (12/8/1865-4/26/1867) (10/16/1867-3/1/1909) (married Lewis Mousley Cannon) (10/9/1869-10/30/1870) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (4/14/1871-10/17/1892) (married Amanda Mousley Cannon) (6/13/1874-12/13/1955) (married Israel Emerson Willey) (6/10/1877-5/29/1943) (married Winnifred Irene Saville) |
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Second Wife and Children: Sarah Jane Jenne Cannon Franklin Jenne Cannon Angus Jenne Cannon Hugh Jenne Cannon Rosannah (Zan) Jenne Cannon Joseph (Joe) Jenne Cannon Preston (Bish) Jenne Cannon Karl Quayle Cannon2 |
(9/11/1839-5/13/1928) (married 4/11/1858) (1/25/1859-7/25/1933) (married Martha Anderson Brown and May Anderson Brown) (10/31/1867-3/19/1957) (married Miriam Lavinia Hawkins and Anna Rowerda Bockholt) (1/19/1870-10/6/1931) (married Mary May Wilcken, Vilate Gray Peart, and Sarah Ellen Richards) (6/29/1872-1/5/1969) (married Alonzo (Lon) Blair Irvine) (5/22/1877-11/5/1945) (married Florence Groesbeck and Ramona Stevenson Wilcox) (4/12/1881-10/9/1941) (married Esther Mable Harker) (4/24/1881-11/19/1934) (married Mary Frances Silver) |
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Third Wife and Children: Eliza Lamercia Tenney Cannon William Tenney Cannon Read Tenney Cannon Edwin Quayle Cannon |
(2/9/1845-4/17/1908) (married 7/29/1865) (9/5/1870-5/21/1949) (married Emily Ada Croxall) (5/12/1875-8/2/1905) (married Ada Maria White and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/7/1886-8/3/1971) (married Edith Luella Wareing) |
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Fourth Wife and Children: Martha Telle Cannon Hester Telle Cannon Amelia Telle Cannon Lewis Telle Cannon Brigham Telle Cannon Willard Telle Cannon Grace Telle Cannon Radcliffe Quayle Cannon Espey Telle Cannon Collins Telle Cannon |
(5/28/1846-2/5/1928) (married 3/16/1868) (2/16/1870-10/26/1936) (married William Henry Chamberlin, Daniel Brigham Hill Richards, and Alexander Willard Hill Richards) (2/16/1870-1/17/1937) (married William Henry Chamberlin) (4/22/1872-10/10/1946) (married Martha Maughan Howell and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/3/1874-11/9/1954) (married Clara Margaret Schramm, Melva Irene Bawden, and Cecelia Elaine Farell) (6/20/1877-12/29/1937) (married Caroline Young Croxall) (1/1/1880-9/25/1945) (married Charles Clarence Neslen) (8/1/1883-4/8/1961) (married Maud Jennings Riter) (6/16/1886-7/24/1971) (married Alice Yates Farnsworth) (7/31/1888-5/28/1961) (married Ida May Burton) |
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Fifth Wife: Emily Hoagland Cannon |
(9/20/1837-11/15/1906) (married 7/11/1881) |
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Sixth Wife and Children: Caroline Partridge Young Cannon Emily Ada Young Croxall Cannon3 Caroline Young Croxall Cannon3 Mark Young Croxall Cannon3 Tracy Young Croxall Cannon3 Vera Young Croxall Cannon3 Clawson Young Cannon Wilford Young Cannon Anne Young Cannon Georgius Young Cannon |
(2/1/1851-7/2/1903) (married 11/3/1884) (8/13/1870-3/9/1966) (married William Tenney Cannon) (7/2/1875-2/11/1955) (married Willard Telle Cannon) (10/4/1877-11/1/1956) (married Gertrude Winder, Johanna Asland, and Blanche Lee Montgomery) (7/23/1879-11/6/1961) (married Elsie Priscilla Jennings Riter, Lettie Taylor, and Caroline Hinckley) (10/13/1881-9/9/1968) (married Heber Chase Sharp) (10/27/1885-11/3/1977) (married Winnifred Morrell) (7/4/1888-3/7/1974) (married Dolores Stohl) (7/13/1890-10/1/1937) (married John Rex Winder) (3/6/1892-3/29/1987) (married Phyllis Rose Winder) |
1 Adopted daughter of James Mathews & Mary Oakey
2 Adopted son of Franklin Jenne Cannon & Maud Baugh
3 Child of Caroline Young & Mark Croxall before their divorce.
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-04329 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888
WCHS-04330 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888
WCHS-04331 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1889
WCHS-04332 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1889
WCHS-04333 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888 or 1889
WCHS-04334 Photo of polygamists including George Q. Cannon in the Utah State Penitentiary in 1888
Photos on the web:
Collections of Photos on the Web
REFERENCES
Official George Q. Cannon Family History WebsiteCannon Family Historical Treasury
Edited by Beatrice Cannon Evans and Janath Russell Cannon, 1967
See pages 85-140 for the George Quayle Cannon family.
Wikipedia Article on George Q. Cannon
Utah History Encyclopedia Article on George Q. Cannon
The George Q. Cannon Narrative on the Flake-Rich Company of Packers
See Journals of Forty-Niners: Salt Lake to Los Angeles, Pp. 218-260
FamilySearch entry for George Quayle Cannon
Find-A-Grave entry for George Quayle Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Elizabeth Hoagland
Find-A-Grave entry for Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Sarah Jane Jenne
Find-A-Grave entry for Sarah Jane Jenne Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Eliza La Mercha Tenney
Find-A-Grave entry for Eliza Lamercia Tenney Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Martha Telle
Find-A-Grave entry for Martha Telle Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Emily Hoagland
Find-A-Grave entry for Emily Hoagland Cannon
FamilySearch entry for Caroline Partridge Young
Find-A-Grave entry for Caroline Partridge Young Cannon