| John Q. Cannon | |
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| Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| October 5, 1884 – September 5, 1886 | |
| Called by | William B. Preston |
| End reason | Excommunicated for adultery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Quayle Cannon April 19, 1857 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | January 14, 1931 (aged 73) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Wells Cannon |
| Children | 12 |
| Parents | George Q. Cannon Elizabeth Hoagland |
John Quayle Cannon (April 19, 1857 – January 14, 1931) was an editor-in-chief of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. He was the son of LDS Church apostle George Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Hoagland. He was married to Elizabeth "Annie" Wells Cannon. Cannon is one of the few general authorities of the LDS Church to have been excommunicated.[1]
- ^ Ron Walker "Grant's Watershed: Succession in the Presidency, 1887–1889," BYU Studies 43, no. 1 (2004), 195–229.]