John Q. Cannon
| John Q. Cannon | |
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| Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
| October 5, 1884 – September 5, 1886 | |
| End reason | Excommunicated for adultery |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Quayle Cannon April 19, 1857 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | January 14, 1931 (aged 73) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Wells Cannon |
| Children | 12 |
| Parents |
George Q. Cannon Elizabeth Hoagland |
John Quayle Cannon (April 19, 1857 – January 14, 1931) was an editor-in-chief of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. He was the son of LDS Church apostle George Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Hoagland. He was married to Elizabeth "Annie" Wells Cannon. Cannon is one of the few general authorities of the LDS Church to have been excommunicated.
From 1889 until 1892, Cannon was the editor of the Ogden Standard. From October 1892 until April 1898, he was the editor in chief of the Deseret News. After the Spanish–American War he returned to work at the Deseret News and served as an executive editor of the newspaper off-and-on until his death. He was much beloved by his co-workers.
Cannon was a member of the Utah Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Cannon was the oldest son of George Q. Cannon and the one most expected to follow in his prominent father's footsteps in politics, church office, and journalism. Heber J. Grant once said of Cannon: "There probably is not a young man in the church who had had more opportunities and advantages extended to him educationally, spiritually, and every other way than John Q. Cannon." At the age of 27, Cannon was called to serve as the Second Counselor to William B. Preston, the Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church; he served in this position between 1884 and 1886.
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