Sylvester Q. Cannon

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Sylvester Q. Cannon
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Full name Sylvester Quayle Cannon
Born June 10, 1877(1877-06-10)
Place of birth Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
Died May 29, 1943 (aged 65)
Place of death Salt Lake City, Utah
LDS Church Apostle
Called by Heber J. Grant
Ordained April 6, 1938 (aged 60)
Reason for ordination Heber J. Grant's discretion[1]
End of term May 29, 1943 (aged 65)
Reason for end of term Death
Reorganization at end of term Spencer W. Kimball and Ezra Taft Benson were ordained after the deaths of Cannon and Rudger Clawson

Sylvester Quayle Cannon (June 10, 1877 – May 29, 1943) was the sixth presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1925 and 1938 and a member of church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from October 6, 1939 until his death. He was the son of George Q. Cannon, an apostle and member of the church's First Presidency.

Quayle was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He studied at the University of Utah and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In 1899, Cannon began a LDS Church mission in Belgium. Cannon then served from 1900 to 1902 as president of the Netherlands–Belgium Mission of the LDS Church.[2][3] Cannon then served as Francis M. Lyman's secretary on a three-month trip to many nations along the Mediterranean and in the Middle East.[3]

From 1916 to 1925, Cannon served as president of the Pioneer Stake in Salt Lake City.[4]

[edit] See also

Sylvester Q. Cannon's grave marker
Sylvester Q. Cannon's grave marker

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ When Cannon was ordained an apostle, there were already twelve members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Cannon did not join the Quorum of the Twelve until after the death of Melvin J. Ballard in 1939.
  2. ^ Jenson, Andrew. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4, p. 351
  3. ^ a b Jenson. Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4, p. 736
  4. ^ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941).

[edit] References

  • Cannon, Winfield Q. (1998). Sylvester Quayle Cannon: Tall in character and stature. Winfield Cannon and Wanda Cannon Trust. ISBN B0006S3QZM. 

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Preceded by
Charles W. Nibley		 Presiding Bishop
1925—1938		 Succeeded by
LeGrand Richards
Preceded by
Albert E. Bowen		 Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 6, 1939–May 29, 1943		 Succeeded by
Harold B. Lee
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Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
J. Smith • Cowdery • Harris • Whitmer • Marsh • Patten • B. Young, Sr. • H.C. Kimball • Hyde • M'Lellin • P.P. Pratt • L.S. Johnson • Wm. Smith • O. Pratt • Boynton • L.E. Johnson • Page • J. Taylor • W. Woodruff • G.A. Smith • W. Richards • Wight • H. Smith • A.M. Lyman • Benson • Rich • L. Snow • E. Snow • F.D. Richards • J.M. Grant • Wells • G.Q. Cannon • J.A. Young • J.W. Young • J.F. Smith, Sr. • B. Young, Jr. • Carrington • Thatcher • F.M. Lyman • J.H. Smith • Teasdale • H.J. Grant • J.W. Taylor • M.W. Merrill • Lund • A.H. Cannon • M.F. Cowley • A.O. Woodruff • Clawson • Smoot • H.M. Smith • G.A. Smith • Penrose • G.F. Richards • Whitney • McKay • Ivins • J.F. Smith, Jr. • Talmage • S.L. Richards • R.R. Lyman • M.J. Ballard • Widtsoe • J.F. Merrill • Callis • Clark • A.A. Hinckley • Bowen • S.Q. Cannon • Lee • S.W. Kimball • Benson • Petersen • M. Cowley • Moyle • Stapley • Romney • L. Richards • Bennion • Evans • Morris • Brown • Hunter • G.B. Hinckley • Tanner • Monson • Dyer • Packer • Ashton • McConkie • Perry • Haight • Faust • Maxwell • Nelson • Oaks • M.R. Ballard • Wirthlin • Scott • Hales • Holland • Eyring • Uchtdorf • Bednar • Cook • Christofferson
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Partridge (1831–1840) • Whitney (1847–1850) • Hunter (1851–1883) • Preston (1884–1907) • Nibley (1907–1925) • Cannon (1925–1938) • Richards (1938–1952) • Wirthlin (1952–1961) • Vandenburg (1961–1972) • Brown (1972–1985) • Hales (1985–1994) • Bateman (1994–1995) • Burton (1995– )
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