George Mousley Cannon
Born 25 Dec. 1861 in St. George, Washington Co., Utah Territory.[1] Son of Angus Munn Cannon and Sarah Maria Mousley.[2] Married Marian Adelaide Morris, 25 Dec. 1884, in Salt Lake City.[3] Prominent real estate broker in Salt Lake City.[4] Served as Salt Lake Co. recorder, 1888.[5] Elected to the Utah Senate, 1896.[6] Encouraged EBW to become involved in local politics, 1896–1898.[7] Founding member and treasurer of the Society for the Aid of the Sightless, 1904.[8] Died 23 Jan. 1937 in Salt Lake City.[9]
[1] Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, Salt Lake City Fourteenth Ward, Record of Members, 1856–1892, CR 375 8, CHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1877–1956,” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Indexes, 1887–1956, vol. C, p. 322, George Mousley Cannon, 19 Feb. 1883, microfilm 170577 (restricted access), FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 14 Dec. 2017), George Mousley Cannon (KWCQ-FR4).
[2] Record of Members Collection, 1836–1970, Salt Lake City Fourteenth Ward, Record of Members, 1856–1892, CR 375 8, CHL. “Endowments of the Living, 1877–1956,” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Indexes, 1887–1956, vol. C, p. 322, George Mousley Cannon, 19 Feb. 1883, microfilm 170577 (restricted access), FHL.
[3] “Sealings of Couples, Living and by Proxy, 1851–1889,” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Endowment House, vol. M, 1883–1889, p. 79, George Mousley Cannon and Marian Adelaide Morris, 25 Dec. 1884, microfilm 183402 (restricted access), FHL.
[4] 1910 U.S. Census, Forest Dale Town, Salt Lake Co., UT, ED 76, p. 13A, Geo M. Cannon. “George M. Cannon Dies at His Home in No. Centerville,” Davis County Clipper (Bountiful, UT), 29 Jan. 1937, 1.
[5] Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan Cities for 1888 (Lorenzo Stenhouse, 1888), 37, 100. “George M. Cannon Dies at His Home in No. Centerville,” Davis County Clipper (Bountiful, UT), 29 Jan. 1937, 1.
[6] Historical Listing of Utah State Legislators (https://le.utah.gov/asp/roster/complist.asp?letter=C, accessed 31 Jan. 2018), George M Cannon. “George M. Cannon Dies at His Home in No. Centerville,” Davis County Clipper (Bountiful, UT), 29 Jan. 1937, 1.
[7] EBW, Diary, 24–25 Mar. 1896 and 23 Sept. 1898.
[8] Society for the Aid of the Sightless, Papers, 1904–1971, Record of the Society for the Aid of the Sightless, Salt Lake City, pp. 1–5, MS 2067, CHL.
[9] “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed 14 Dec. 2017), from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 11/550 (1937), George Mousley Cannon. “George M. Cannon Dies at His Home in No. Centerville,” Davis County Clipper (Bountiful, UT), 29 Jan. 1937, 1.