James Cannon Jr. | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cannon in 1930 | |
| Church | Methodist Episcopal Church, South |
| Elected | 1918 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1888 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1864 Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1944 (aged 79) |
| Buried | Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) |
| Spouse |
Lura Virginia Bennett
(m. 1888, died) |
| Occupation | Bishop, temperance movement leader |
| Alma mater | Randolph–Macon College (A.B., DDiv) Princeton University (A.M.) |
James Cannon Jr. (November 13, 1864 – September 6, 1944) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1918. He was a prominent leader in the temperance movement in the United States in the 1920s, until derailed by scandal. H. L. Mencken said in 1934: "Six years ago he was the undisputed boss of the United States. Congress was his troop of Boy Scouts, and Presidents trembled whenever his name was mentioned.... But since that time there has been a violent revolution, and his whole world is in collapse."[1]
- ^ Patterson (1973)