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"Cannon, Hon. Geo. Q. of Utah" c. 1873–1881, from Brady-Handy Collection, Library of Congress

The Cannon family is a prominent U.S. political family in the states of Utah, Nevada and Idaho which descends from the 19th century marriage of George Cannon and Ann Quayle before their emigration from Peel, Isle of Man. The family's most notable member was their oldest son George Q. Cannon. The family is connected by marriage to the Bennion, Taylor, Wells and Young political families.

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19th century

John Taylor

November 1, 1808 to July 25, 1887

George Q. Cannon

January 11, 1827 to April 21, 1901

Ann Cannon Woodbury

January 28, 1832 to July 25, 1921

Angus M. Cannon

May 17, 1834 to June 7, 1915

John Q. Cannon

April 19, 1857 to January 14, 1931

Martha Hughes Cannon

July 1, 1857 to July 10, 1932

Frank J. Cannon

January 25, 1859 to July 25, 1933

Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon

December 7, 1859 to September 2, 1942

George Mousley Cannon

December 25, 1861 to January 23, 1937

Joseph J. Cannon

May 22, 1877 to November 5, 1945

Sylvester Q. Cannon

June 10, 1877 to May 29, 1943

Charles Clarence Neslen

April 17, 1879 to December 7, 1967

Quayle Cannon Sr.

December 30, 1879 to August 26, 1950

James H. Cannon

May 19, 1890 to February 20, 1950

John K. Cannon

March 2, 1892 to January 12, 1955

Cavendish W. Cannon

February 1, 1895 to October 7, 1962

20th century

Robert Milchrist Cannon

August 16, 1901 to September 3, 1976

T. Quentin Cannon

April 29, 1906 to May 18, 2004

Quayle Cannon Jr.

July 5, 1906 to August 28, 1990

Ray Cannon Needham

September 11, 1908 to October 29, 1979

Edwin Bennion Cannon

January 2, 1910 to November 12, 1963

Evan J. Woodbury

October 14, 1910 to April 2, 2001

Howard Cannon

January 26, 1912 to March 5, 2002

Ralph S. Cannon

April 16, 1912 to August 25, 2006

Edwin Q. Cannon

May 6, 1918 to April 6, 2005

D. James Cannon

December 8, 1919 to March 5, 1998

James H. Cannon, Jr.

January 1, 1927 to November 28, 2013 [38]

Russell Anderson Cannon

June 25, 1928 to March 17, 2014

Theodore L. Cannon Jr.

July 18, 1931 to June 2, 2009

David Kent Winder

June 8, 1932 to May 19, 2009

Mark Wilcox Cannon

Born abt. 1936

John C. Pingree

Born abt. 1942

Joseph A. Cannon

Born July 31, 1949

Chris Cannon

Born October 20, 1950

David Nelson

Born April 7, 1962

Chet Cannon

Born February 6, 1985

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