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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. N.Y.

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the author of The Legends of the

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in 1873 he was elected a delegate to present the constitution and memorial to congress for the admission of the territory into the union As a state. In 1873-83 he was a territorial delegate from Utah to the forty-third, forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-

Iroquois.

Cann, James Ferris, soldier, lawyer, was born Dec. 11, 1868, in Savannah, Ga. He attended the Georgia military academy; and graduated in law from the imiversity of Virginia.

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sixth and forty-seventh congresses. From the death of Brigham Young he was first counselor in the first presidency of the mormon church. He died April 12, 1901, in Monterey, Cal. Cannon, George Lyman, educator, scientist, author, was born March 10, 1860, in Xew York City. He graduated from the university of Colorado. In 1882-87 he was the manager of the Colo-

president of the Citizens' club;

and secretary of the Savannah volunteer guards. He served as captain of company K, second regiment Georgia volunteer infantry, also as judge advocate and provost marshal of the fourth army corps during the Spanish-American war; and he is now captain of company C, first regiment infantry Georgia volunteers. Cannifi, William Henry, railroad president, was born Oct. 22, 1847, in Lichfield, Mich. He entered the railway service in 1863 and filled positions from night watchman to president. In 1898 he became president of the New Yorlc, Chicago and St. Louis rail-

rado chemical works; in 1888-89 he was assistant geologist United States geological survey; and since 1887 lias been instructor in geology and biology at the Denver high school. He has discovered many species

road.

Cannon, Charles James, author, poet, was born on Nov. 4, 1800, in New York City. He was the author of Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous; Pencillings from the Web of Life; and compiled a series of readers. He died Nov. 9, 1860, in

New York

City.

Cannon, Charles Wesley, pioneer, capitalist, was born July 1, 1836, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the largest tax payer in Helena, Mont.; and is a leading spirit in gas, electric light and street railroad companies; and president of several of them. He is also vicepresident of the Montana central railway; and proprietor of a ranch of three thousand acres stocked with horses, cattle and sheep. Cannon, Frank Jenne, journalist, congressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 25, 1859, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1878 he graduated from the imiversity of Utah. He is a, printer and newspaper writer; and interested in mines. In 1892 he was a delegate to the republican national convention; in 1893 was a candidate for delegate to congress; and was elected a delegate to congress in 1894. In 189699 he was a member of the United States senate. He left the St. Louis national republican convention because of dissatisfaction with the monetary plan of their platform. He is prominently identified with the business and public affairs of Salt Lake City, Utah. Cannon, George Q., journalist, state legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 11, 1827, in England. He was a member of the legislatire council of Utah in 1865-66 and 1869-73. In 1865 he was elected a regent of the Deseret university; and subsequently served two terms as chancellor of that institution. At a constitutional convention held at Salt

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author of Geology of Denver; Quaternary of the Platte Valley; Colorado Nature Studies; and other works. Cannon, Henry White, banker, was bom Sept. 35, 1850, in Delhi, N.Y. He organized is

the

Lumberman's national bank of New York City. He was also secretary of the chamber of commerce of Stillwater; and secretary, treasurer and general manager of the

the water and gas companies of that city. In 1884 he was appointed comptroller of the currency in the United States treasury at Washington; and resigned in 1886 to accept the position of vice-president of the national bank of the republic of New York City. Cannon, James Graham, banker, author. He is vice-president of the Fourth national bank of New York City. He is the author of Clearing Houses, Their History, Methods and Administration. Cannon, James Spencer, educator, clergyman, lecturer, was born in 1776 in West Indies. He was a clergyman of the Dutch reformed church of New Jersey; and was professor of metaphysics at Rutger's college in 1826-56. He was the author of Lectures on Chronology; and Lectures on Pastoral Theology. He died July 35, 1853, in New Brunswick, N.J. Cannon, Joseph G., lawyer, congressman, was born May 7, 1836, in Guilford, N.C. He was state's attorney in Illinois in 1861-68. In 1873-1911 he was a representative from Illinois to the forty-third to the sixty-first congresses as a republican. Cannon, Newton, congressman, governor, was born about 1781, in Guilford county, N.C. He removed to 'Tennessee; and was a member of the state legislature in 1811-13. In 1814-17 and 1819-33 he was a representative from Tennessee to the thirteenth, four-