George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901)
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Alternate Names | George Q. Cannon, The Mormon Premier, The Mormon Richelieu |
Birth | 11 January 1827 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Marriage | Wives of George Q. Cannon |
Death | 12 April 1901 Monterey, Monterey, California, United States |
Gender | Male |
Religious Influence | Church of Christ (1830), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Callings | President of the British Mission Member of the Quorum of the Twelve, 26 Aug 1860 - 1873 First Counselor in the First Presidency, 10 Oct 1880 – 25 Jul 1887; 7 Apr 1889 – 2 Sep 1898; 13 Sep 1898 - 21 Apr 1901 |
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DBpedia | George Q. Cannon |
FamilySearch | KWC8-VG3 |
GND | 129525634 |
ISNI | 0000000063128977 |
LCCN | n86856955 |
MPOT | 1211 |
VIAF | 23220948 |
Wikidata | Q947083 |
Wikipedia | George Q. Cannon |
Contents
Published works
- Writings from the "Western Standard" (1864)
- My First Mission (1879)
- The Life of Nephi, the Son of Lehi... (1888)
- The Life of Joseph Smith, the Prophet (1888)
- The Latter-day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young People (1900)
- The Latter-day Prophet: Young People's History of Joseph Smith (1914)
- The Journals of George Q. Cannon: Hawaiian Mission, 1850-1854 edited by Adrian W. Cannon, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Chad M. Orton (2014)
Bibliography
Primary Sources
- Cannon, George Q. The Journals of George Q. Cannon: Hawaiian Mission, 1850-1854. Edited by Adrian W. Cannon, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Chad M. Orton. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 2014.
Secondary Sources
- Bitton, Davis. George Q. Cannon: A Biography. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1999.
- "Cannon, George Quayle." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000119 (accessed 19 June 2014).
- "George Quayle Cannon" at FindaGrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6283727 (accessed 31 Jan 2015).
- Jenson, Andrew. "Cannon, George Quayle." LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901. Pages 42-51. https://archive.org/stream/latterdaysaintbi01bjens#page/42/mode/2up (accessed 19 June 2014).
- ______. "Cannon, George Q." LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson Memorial Company, 1936. Page 313. https://archive.org/stream/latterdaysaintbi04jens#page/312/mode/2up (accessed 19 June 2014). And page 322. https://archive.org/stream/latterdaysaintbi04jens#page/322/mode/2up (accessed 19 June 2014).
- The Official George Q. Cannon Family History Collection, http://www.georgeqcannon.com