![]() ![]() Cannon worked in the printing office of the Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo Neighbor for Taylor, who was an editor of both periodicals. In Nauvoo, Cannon's father sent him to live with his uncle and aunt, John and Leonora Taylor. ![]() married Mary Edwards in 1844 and had another daughter, Elizabeth Cannon (Piggott). The motherless family arrived safely in Nauvoo in the spring of 1843. On the voyage over the Atlantic Ocean, Cannon's mother died. In 1842, the Cannon family set sail for the United States to join with the church in Nauvoo, Illinois. Cannon's siblings were Mary Alice Cannon (Lambert), Ann Cannon (Woodbury), Angus M. News reached the elder George Cannon and four years later, when Taylor came to Liverpool, the entire Cannon family was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints George Q. His father's sister, Leonora Cannon, had married future Latter Day Saint apostle John Taylor and was baptized in 1836. His mother and father were from Peel on the Isle of Man. Congress.Ĭannon was born in Liverpool, England, to George Cannon and Ann Quayle, the eldest of six children. ![]() He was also a five-time Utah territorial delegate to the U.S. He was the church's chief political strategist, and was dubbed "the Mormon premier" and "the Mormon Richelieu" by the press. George Quayle Cannon (Janu– April 12, 1901) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow. September 13, 1898 ( ) – April 12, 1901 ( )Īpril 7, 1889 ( ) – September 2, 1898 ( )ĭissolution of First Presidency upon death of Wilford WoodruffĬalled as First Counselor in the First Presidencyĭissolution of First Presidency upon death of John TaylorĪugust 29, 1877 ( ) – October 10, 1880 ( )Īssistant Counselor in the First Presidencyĭissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham YoungĬalled as Assistant Counselor in the First PresidencyĬalled as Counselor in the First Presidency American religious leader (1827–1901) George Q. ![]()
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