George Q. Cannon

George Q. Cannon
George Q. Cannon
First Counselor in the First Presidency
	September 13, 1898 – April 12, 1901
Called by	Lorenzo Snow
First Counselor in the First Presidency
	April 7, 1889 – September 2, 1898
Called by	Wilford Woodruff
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Wilford Woodruff
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	July 25, 1887 – April 7, 1889
End reason	Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency
First Counselor in the First Presidency
	October 10, 1880 – July 25, 1887
Called by	John Taylor
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of John Taylor
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	August 29, 1877 – October 10, 1880
End reason	Called as First Counselor in the First Presidency
Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
	May 9, 1874 – August 29, 1877
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Dissolution of First Presidency upon death of Brigham Young
Counselor in the First Presidency
	June 8, 1873 – May 9, 1874
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Called as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	August 26, 1860 – June 8, 1873
Called by	Brigham Young
End reason	Called as Counselor in the First Presidency
LDS Church Apostle
	August 26, 1860 – April 12, 1901
Called by	Brigham Young
Reason	Death of Parley P. Pratt
Reorganization; at end of term	Rudger Clawson added to First Presidency
Delegate to the; U.S. House of Representatives; from Utah Territory's at-large district
In office
	March 4, 1873 – February 25, 1882
Predecessor	William Henry Hooper
Successor	John T. Caine
Political party	Democrat
Personal details
Born	George Quayle Cannon; January 11, 1827; Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Died	April 12, 1901 (aged 74); Monterey, California, U.S.
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery; 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Hoagland; Sarah Jane Jenne; Eliza L. Tenney; Martha Telle; Emily Hoagland; Caroline Young
Children	43
Parents	George Cannon; Ann Quayle
Signature
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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.

^ 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.

[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.

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