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Frank Jenne Cannon, (January 25, 1859 - July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah in 1896-1899; he had previously been a Delegate from the Territory of Utah from 1895-1896. Born in Salt Lake City, he was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon, who was an Apostle in the Mormon church and a Utah Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Cannon served in the United States Senate as a member of the Silver Republican Party.
Frank Cannon became editor of the Ogden Herald (Ogden, Utah) in 1887 and established the Ogden Standard in 1888.
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Cannon, Frank Jenne (1859-1933) - Portrait, brief biography focusing on his political career, bibliography.
Frank J. Cannon - Biographical entry by Kenneth Godfrey, in the Utah History Encyclopedia.
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Furious Judas and the Monarch of Mormonism - Article provides background information on the relationship between Frank J. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith.
Senator Frank J. Cannon - Links to page images of two promotional pieces for Cannon as a lecturer on the Redpath Chautauqua circuit in the 1911 season.
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