Abraham H. Cannon
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| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | |
| October 7, 1889 – July 19, 1896 | |
| Called by | Wilford Woodruff |
| LDS Church Apostle | |
| October 7, 1889 – July 19, 1896 | |
| Called by | Wilford Woodruff |
| Reason | Excommunication of Albert Carrington; death of John Taylor and reorganization of the First Presidency; death of Erastus Snow[1] |
| Reorganization at end of term | Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O. Woodruff ordained[2] |
| First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
| October 8, 1882 – October 7, 1889 | |
| Called by | John Taylor |
| End reason | Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abraham Hoagland Cannon March 12, 1859 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | July 19, 1896 (aged 37) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
Abraham Hoagland Cannon (March 12, 1859 – July 19, 1896) (also reported as Abram H. Cannon), was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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Personal history [edit]
Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. His parents were apostle George Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Hoagland, daughter of Abraham Hoagland.[3]
Cannon studied at Deseret university. Later he studied architecture under the late Obed Taylor, becoming an architect.[3]
Marriages [edit]
Cannon Married Sarah A. Jenkins on October 16, 1878. Like many early Latter-day Saints, Cannon practiced plural marriage. He married his second wife, Wilhelmina M. Cannon, on October 15, 1879. On March 17, 1886, he was convicted under the Edmunds Act of unlawful cohabitation and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $300, which he served in full.[3] Despite this conviction he married his third and fourth wives Mary E. C. Young on 11 January 11, 1887 and Lilian Hamblin on 17 June 17, 1890.
Publisher [edit]
In 1882, at the age of twenty-three, Cannon assumed business control of the Juvenile Instructor and associated publications. He continued his management until his death.[3]
In October 1892, Cannon and his Brother John Q. Cannon, took control of the Deseret News publishing. He also became the editor and publisher of The Contributor.[3]
LDS Church service [edit]
On October 9, 1882, Cannon was called to be a member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy of the church.
On 7 October 1889, Church President Wilford Woodruff called Cannon as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was ordained an apostle on that date by Joseph F. Smith. Cannon served in this capacity until his premature death.
Death [edit]
For some time previous to his death Cannon suffered with severe headaches. In 1896 he underwent a number of operations for ear troubles, however general inflammation occurred, resulting in death on July 19, 1896 at the age of 37 in Salt Lake City.[3]
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Grave marker of Abraham H. Cannon.
Published works [edit]
- Cannon, Abraham H. (1886). Questions and answers on the Book of Mormon: Designed and prepared especially for the use of the Sunday schools in Zion. Juvenile Instructor. B00086IO4A.
- Horne, Dennis B., ed. (2004). An Apostle’s Record: The Journals of Abraham H. Cannon. Gnolaum Books. ISBN 0-9746780-0-7.
- Cannon, Abraham H. (1879-1883). Mormon Missionary Diaries of Abraham H. Cannon vol. 1-3. Harold B. Lee Library.
References [edit]
- ^ Cannon, Marriner W. Merrill, and Anthon H. Lund were called as apostles at the same time to fill three vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- ^ Cowley and Woodruff filled two vacancies in the Quorum of the Twelve occasioned by Cannon's death and Moses Thatcher's removal from the Quorum.
- ^ a b c d e f Jenson, Andrew (1901). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson History Company (Printed by The Deseret News). pp. 167–168.
- Edwin Brown Firmage and R. Collin Mangrum (2001). Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) ISBN 0-252-06980-3
- B. Carmon Hardy (1992). Solemn Covenant: The Mormon Polygamous Passage (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) ISBN 0-252-01833-8
- "Swears Mormon Chiefs Broke Polygamy Pact; Apostle Cannon's Widow Tells of Plural Marriage in 1896", New York Times, 1904-12-15
- Richard S. Van Wagoner (1992, 2d ed.). Mormon Polygamy: A History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books) ISBN 0-941214-79-6
External resources [edit]
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| Preceded by Anthon H. Lund |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 7, 1889–July 19, 1896 |
Succeeded by Matthias F. Cowley |
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- 1859 births
- 1896 deaths
- American Latter Day Saint writers
- American people convicted of bigamy
- American prisoners and detainees
- Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Burials at Salt Lake City Cemetery
- Cannon family
- Members of the Council of Fifty
- People of the Utah Territory
- Presidents of the seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government
