George Quayle Cannon

George Q., George Q. Cannon

11 January 1827—12 April 1901

Emmeline B. Wells

Born 11 Jan. 1827 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.1 Son of George Cannon and Ann Quayle.2 Father-in-law of EBW’s daughter Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon.3 Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1840, at Liverpool.4 Emigrated with his family aboard the Sidney, arriving in New Orleans 11 Nov. 1842.5 Apprenticed to his uncle John Taylor, Apr. 1843; worked in the Times and Seasons printshop in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois.6 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley with the Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne pioneer company, arriving 29 Sept. 1847.7 Served missions to California, 1849, and to the Sandwich Islands, 1850–1854.8 Married Elizabeth Hoagland, 10 Dec. 1854, in Salt Lake City.9 Served a mission to San Francisco, 1855–1857, where he founded and was editor of the Western Standard and printed the Book of Mormon in Hawaiian.10 Ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 26 Aug. 1860.11 Editor of the Deseret News, 1867–1873, 1877–1879.12 Served as a Utah territorial delegate to U.S. Congress, 1873–1880.13 Welcomed EBW and others to Washington DC, 10 Jan. 1879; advised them on political action throughout their visit.14 Incarcerated in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary on charges of unlawful cohabitation, 17 Sept. 1888–20 Feb. 1889.15 Visited at the penitentiary by EBW.16 Conducted funeral services for Daniel H. Wells, husband of EBW, 28 Mar. 1891.17 Served as a counselor to four presidents of the church.18 Died 12 Apr. 1901 in Monterey, Monterey Co., California.19

George F. Richards

George Quayle Cannon was born on 11 January 1827 in Liverpool, England, the son of George Cannon and Ann Quayle. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1842 and came to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Cannon served a mission to Hawaii for four years from 1850 to 1854 and was editor of the Deseret News for several years. He became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1860 and was the owner and publisher of the church periodical Juvenile Instructor. He served four terms as a territorial delegate to Congress beginning in 1872. Cannon became a member of the First Presidency in 1873 and died on 12 April 1901 in Monterey, California.20

The First Fifty Years of Relief Society

21 Born at Liverpool, Lancashire, England; son of Ann Quayle and George Cannon. 22 Baptized at Liverpool, 1840. 23 Immigrated to the United States aboard the Sidney, 1842. 24 Arrived at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, by April 1843. 25 Apprenticed to his uncle John Taylor at a print shop in Nauvoo. 26 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1847. 27 Served missions to California, the Sandwich Islands, the eastern and midwestern United States, and Europe, 1849–1864. 28 Helped translate the Book of Mormon into Hawaiian. 29 Married Elizabeth Hoagland, 1854; participated in plural marriage. 30 Involved in publishing the Western Standard, Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star, Juvenile Instructor, and Deseret News. 31 Ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1860. 32 Elected as a territorial delegate to U.S. Congress, 1872; served four terms in the House of Representatives, 1873–1881. 33 Incarcerated in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary on charges of unlawful cohabitation, 1888; served five months. 34 Served as counselor to four presidents of the church, 1873–1901. 35 Died at Monterey, Monterey County, California; buried at Salt Lake City. 36 (See Document 3.2, 3.14, 4.13)

Footnotes

1 Church of England, St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire) Parish Registers for St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, 1704–1919, Baptisms, 1826–1827, vol. 13, p. 111, no. 882, George Cannon, 28 Jan. 1827, microfilm 93877, FHL. Temple Records Index Bureau, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1974), 67, George Cannon (restricted access). “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 Nov. 2017), George Q. Cannon, (LJ7G-K39 and KWC8-VG3).
2 Church of England, St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, Parish Registers for St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, 1704–1919, Baptisms, 1826–1827, vol. 13, p. 111, no. 882, George Cannon, 28 Jan. 1827, microfilm 93877, FHL. Church of England, St. Thomas’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, Bishop’s Transcripts for St. Thomas’s, St. Simon’s, and St. Stephen’s Churches, Liverpool, 1750–1875, 1821–1839, p. 39, 24 Oct. 1825, George Cannon and Ann Quayle, microfilm 1068943, FHL.
3 Carol Cornwall Madsen, Emmeline B. Wells: An Intimate History (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2017), 504–505. Salt Lake Co., UT, Marriage Records, 1887–1965, John Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Annie Wells Cannon, 13 May 1888, p. 400, no. 421, microfilm 429053, FHL.
4 Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 459. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 1:44.
5 “George Q. Cannon,” Saints by Sea (https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/, accessed 11 Nov. 2017).
6 Lawrence R. Flake, Mighty Men of Zion: General Authorities of the Last Dispensation (Salt Lake City: Deseret Press, 1974), 90–91. Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 42–43.
7 “George Quayle Cannon,” Pioneer Database (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel, accessed 20 Nov. 2017), George Q. Cannon.
8 “George Quayle Cannon,” Go Ye into All the World: Missionary Database (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/missionary/individual/george-quayle-cannon-1827?lang=eng, accessed 28 June 2018), George Quayle Cannon.
9 Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 69–70. Judith W. Hansen and Norma Lundberg, comps., Marriages in Utah Territory, 1850–1884: From the Deseret News, 1850–1872, and the Elias Smith Journals, 1850–1884 (Salt Lake City: Utah Genealogical Association, 1998), 11.
10 Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons, 1904), 4:660.
11 Journal of George Q. Cannon, Chronology (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/george-q-cannon/events?lang=eng, accessed 11 Jan. 2018), 26 Aug. 1860. Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 101–103.
12 Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 90, 459. “21 Editors, Publishers in Paper’s 147 Years,” Deseret News, 18 May 1997 (https://www.deseretnews.com/article/569733/21-editors-publishers-in-papers-147-years.html, accessed 11 Jan. 2018).
13 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 2005), 780–781.
14 EBW, Diary, 8–30 Jan. 1879.
15 Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999), 291–296, 511.
16 EBW, Diary, 28 Nov. 1888.
17 Carol Cornwall Madsen, Emmeline B. Wells: An Intimate History (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2017), 315–316.
18Lawrence R. Flake, Mighty Men of Zion: General Authorities of the Last Dispensation (Salt Lake City: Deseret Press, 1974), 93.
19 “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849–1949,” p. 145, line 5500, 1901, George Quayle Cannon; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City. “Death of President George Q. Cannon,” Salt Lake Herald, 13 Apr. 1901, 1.
20 “Cannon, George Quayle,” in Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 42–51; Wilford Woodruff, journal, 8 Apr. 1873, CHL.
21 Davis Bitton, George Q. Cannon: A Biography (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1999), 459–461. “Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” database and images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Aug. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate 11097 (1901), George Q. Cannon.
22 Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 1:42. “Ancestral File,” database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), George Quayle Cannon (KWC8-VG3).
23 Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 459. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:44.
24 “Mormon Migration,” database, 1840–1932, Mormon Migration (https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu, accessed Oct. 2014), George Cannon Jr.; extracted from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Immigration Index CD (2000).
25 Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 459.
26 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:44. Lawrence R. Flake, Mighty Men of Zion: General Authorities of the Last Dispensation (Salt Lake City, UT: Karl D. Butler, 1974), 90.
27 “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Apr. 2014), George Quayle Cannon.
28 Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 459. Beatrice Cannon Evans and Janath Russell Cannon, eds., Cannon Family Historical Treasury, 2nd ed. (1967; repr., Salt Lake City: George Cannon Family Association, 1995), 120–121.
29 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:44–45.
30 “Married,” Deseret News [weekly], Dec. 21, 1854, [3]. Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 37, 459, 463.
31 Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 459.
32Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 37, 459. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:47.
33 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 2005), 780–781.
34 Bitton, George Q. Cannon, 460.
35 Ibid., 460–461.
36 “President George Q. Cannon Is Dead,” Deseret News, Apr. 12, 1901, 1. Utah Division of State History, “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Cemeteries and Burials (https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries, accessed Apr. 2014), George Q. Cannon. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed Dec. 29, 2015), George Quayle Cannon KWC8-VG3.