George Mousley Cannon
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George Mousley Cannon was the first president of the Utah State Senate
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Cannon was born in St. George, Utah
to Angus M. Cannon and his wife the former Sarah Mousley. Cannon was born in a wagon box because at that time no homes had been constructed in St. George. When Cannon was about seven he moved with his family to Salt Lake City. From 1877 to 1880 Cannon studied at the University of Utah
. After this he taught at the school located on the farm of his uncle George Q. Cannon
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In 1882 Cannon left the school to become Deputy County Recorder for Salt Lake County. He then served as County Recorder from 1884 to 1890.
Cannon married Addie Morris in 1884. In 1890 he moved to Brigham Young
's old Forest Farm which he had just purchased and he turned the area into the Salt Lake City neighborhood of Forest Dale
.
After that Cannon became a cashier in Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company
. He served as a delegate to the 1895 Utah State Constitutional Convention and chaired the committee which formulated the articles on taxation and public debt. Then in 1896 Cannon was elected to the Utah State Senate
and served as its first president.
When the LDS Church modified stake boundaries, dividing the new Granite Stake off from the Salt Lake Stake in 1900, Cannon was called as Sunday School Superintendent of the new stake.
From 1901 until after 1930 Cannon served as a member of the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union.
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...
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Cannon was born in St. George, Utah
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
to Angus M. Cannon and his wife the former Sarah Mousley. Cannon was born in a wagon box because at that time no homes had been constructed in St. George. When Cannon was about seven he moved with his family to Salt Lake City. From 1877 to 1880 Cannon studied at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. After this he taught at the school located on the farm of his uncle George Q. Cannon
George Q. Cannon
George Quayle Cannon was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow...
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In 1882 Cannon left the school to become Deputy County Recorder for Salt Lake County. He then served as County Recorder from 1884 to 1890.
Cannon married Addie Morris in 1884. In 1890 he moved to Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
's old Forest Farm which he had just purchased and he turned the area into the Salt Lake City neighborhood of Forest Dale
Forest Dale Historic District
The Forest Dale Historic District is located in the southeastern part of Salt Lake City, Utah and is roughly bounded by 700 East, Interstate 80, Commonwealth Avenue, and 900 East...
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After that Cannon became a cashier in Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company
Zions Bancorporation
Zions Bancorporation is a member of the S&P 500, a bank holding company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Among its subsidiaries are Amegy Bank of Texas, California Bank & Trust, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, the Commerce Bank of Oregon, the Commerce Bank of Washington,...
. He served as a delegate to the 1895 Utah State Constitutional Convention and chaired the committee which formulated the articles on taxation and public debt. Then in 1896 Cannon was elected to the Utah State Senate
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...
and served as its first president.
When the LDS Church modified stake boundaries, dividing the new Granite Stake off from the Salt Lake Stake in 1900, Cannon was called as Sunday School Superintendent of the new stake.
From 1901 until after 1930 Cannon served as a member of the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union.
Sources
- Andrew JensonAndrew JensonAndrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the early-twentieth century...
. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 1, p. 566; Vol. 4, p. 206.