Chris Cannon
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Orton |
| Succeeded by | Jason Chaffetz |
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October 20, 1950 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Claudia Ann Fox |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence | Mapleton, Utah |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Christopher Black "Chris" Cannon (born October 20, 1950) was a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district of Utah from 1997 to 2009.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Brigham Young University (BYU) as well as J. Reuben Clark Law School of BYU. From 1980 until 1996 he was a lawyer, business owner, and venture capitalist, from which he became a millionaire. Other jobs include time as a solicitor for the United States Department of the Interior from 1983 to 1986, and time as Utah Republican Party finance chairman from 1992 until 1994. On June 24, 2008, he was defeated in the 2008 Republican Party third district primary by Jason Chaffetz, former chief of staff to then-Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Chris Cannon is part of the well-known Cannon Family of Utah. His brother, Joe Cannon is the former GOP State Party Chairman, and was appointed as Editor in Chief of the Deseret Morning News in November 2006. He is the third member of his family to serve in the House, but the first voting member. His great-grandfather, George Q. Cannon, was a nonvoting member of the House from 1873 to 1881, while Utah was still a territory, whose son Frank Cannon was the state's first senator, as well as a non voting delegate.
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