George Q. Cannon

George Q. Cannon
First Counselor in the First Presidency
September 13, 1898 (1898-09-13) – April 12, 1901 (1901-04-12)
Called byLorenzo Snow
First Counselor in the First Presidency
April 7, 1889 (1889-04-07) – September 2, 1898 (1898-09-02)
Called byWilford Woodruff
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency upon death of Wilford Woodruff
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
July 25, 1887 (1887-07-25) – April 7, 1889 (1889-04-07)
End reasonCalled as First Counselor in the First Presidency
First Counselor in the First Presidency
October 10, 1880 (1880-10-10) – July 25, 1887 (1887-07-25)
Called byJohn Taylor
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency upon death of John Taylor
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29) – October 10, 1880 (1880-10-10)
End reasonCalled as First Counselor in the First Presidency
Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09) – August 29, 1877 (1877-08-29)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonDissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young
Counselor in the First Presidency
June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08) – May 9, 1874 (1874-05-09)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonCalled as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
August 26, 1860 (1860-08-26) – June 8, 1873 (1873-06-08)
Called byBrigham Young
End reasonCalled as Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
August 26, 1860 (1860-08-26) – April 12, 1901 (1901-04-12)
Called byBrigham Young
ReasonDeath of Parley P. Pratt
Reorganization
at end of term
Rudger Clawson added to First Presidency[1]
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah Territory's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1873 – February 25, 1882
PredecessorWilliam Henry Hooper
SuccessorJohn T. Caine
Political partyDemocrat
Personal details
BornGeorge Quayle Cannon
(1827-01-11)January 11, 1827
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
DiedApril 12, 1901(1901-04-12) (aged 74)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000 (Salt Lake City Cemetery)
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Hoagland
Sarah Jane Jenne
Eliza L. Tenney
Martha Telle
Emily Hoagland
Caroline Young
Children43
ParentsGeorge Cannon
Ann Quayle
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George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827 – 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. He was the church's chief political strategist, and was dubbed "the Mormon premier" and "the Mormon Richelieu" by the press. He was also a five-time Utah territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress.

  1. ^ Shortly after this change was made, Lorenzo Snow died and the First Presidency was dissolved. When Joseph F. Smith reorganized the First Presidency, he called John R. Winder, a non-apostle, as one of his counselors. Thus, it was only necessary to ordain one new apostle to replace Anthon H. Lund, who was called out of the Quorum to be the other counselor in the First Presidency. As a result, no new ordinations of apostles resulted directly from Cannon's death.