Newton Cannon
| Newton Cannon | |
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Portrait of Cannon by Washington B. Cooper
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| 8th Governor of Tennessee | |
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In office October 12, 1835 – October 14, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | William Carroll |
| Succeeded by | James K. Polk |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district |
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In office September 16, 1814 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Grundy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Claiborne |
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In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Claiborne |
| Succeeded by | Robert Allen |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
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In office 1811-1812 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 22, 1781 Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Died | September 16, 1841 (aged 60) Williamson County, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Newton Cannon Cemetery Williamson County, Tennessee |
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Democratic-Republican Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Leah Pryor Perkins (1813–1816, her death) Rachel Starnes Willborn (1818–1841, his death) |
| Profession | Planter |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Tennessee militia |
| Years of service | 1812–1813 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Creek War |
Newton Cannon (May 22, 1781 – September 16, 1841) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817, and from 1819 to 1823. Cannon was a long-time foe of Andrew Jackson, and spent much of his political career opposing Jacksonite policies.
Born in Guilford County, North Carolina, Cannon was the son of Minos Cannon, who served as a soldier in the Continental Army. The family moved to the area that later became Williamson County, Tennessee, around 1790.
Cannon received a common school education and tried several occupations as a young man, working as a saddler, merchant and surveyor, and undertaking the study of law, before eventually becoming a planter in Williamson County.
Cannon entered political office in 1811, representing Williamson, Rutherford, Maury, Bedford, Lincoln, and Giles counties in the state senate in the 9th Tennessee General Assembly (1811–1812). He served in the Creek War of 1813 as a colonel in the Tennessee Mounted Rifles.
In 1813, he was a candidate for United States House of Representatives, losing the election to Felix Grundy. He won election to the seat as a Democratic- Republican the following year, however, in a special election held after Grundy resigned. Cannon was later reelected to a full term in the House, serving from September 16, 1814, to March 3, 1817. In 1819, he accepted an assignment from President James Monroe to negotiate a treaty with the Chickasaw. He was again elected to the U.S. House for the 16th Congress and won reelection to the 17th Congress, serving from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1823.
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