Abraham H. Cannon

Abraham H. Cannon
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
October 7, 1889 (1889-10-07) – July 19, 1896 (1896-07-19)
Called by	Wilford Woodruff
LDS Church Apostle
October 7, 1889 (1889-10-07) – July 19, 1896 (1896-07-19)
Called by	Wilford Woodruff
Reason	Excommunication of Albert Carrington; death of John Taylor and reorganization of the First Presidency; death of Erastus Snow
Reorganization at end of term	Matthias F. Cowley and Abraham O. Woodruff ordained
First Seven Presidents of the Seventy
October 8, 1882 (1882-10-08) – October 7, 1889 (1889-10-07)
Called by	John Taylor
End reason	Called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Personal details
Born	Abraham Hoagland Cannon (1859-03-12)March 12, 1859 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
Died	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Sarah A. Jenkins Wilhelmina Mousley Mary E. C. Young Lilian Hamlin
Parents	George Q. Cannon Elizabeth Hoagland

Abraham Hoagland Cannon (also reported as Abram H. Cannon) (March 12, 1859 – July 19, 1896) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Personal history

Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. His parents were apostle George Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Hoagland, daughter of Abraham Hoagland.

Cannon studied at Deseret University. Later, he studied architecture under Obed Taylor.

Marriages

Cannon married Sarah A. Jenkins on October 16, 1878. Like many early Latter-day Saints, Cannon practiced plural marriage. He married his second wife, Wilhelmina Mousley, on October 15, 1879. On March 17, 1886, Cannon was convicted under the Edmunds Act of unlawful cohabitation and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, which he served in full, and a fine of $300. Despite this conviction, Cannon married his third and fourth wives—Mary E. C. Young on January 11, 1887, and Lilian Hamblin on June 17, 1890.

Cannon was pardoned in 1894 by U.S. President Grover Cleveland.

Publisher

In 1882, at the age of 23, Cannon assumed business control of the Juvenile Instructor and associated publications. He continued his management until his death.

In October 1892, Cannon and his brother John Q. Cannon took control of the Deseret News publishing. He also became the editor and publisher of The Contributor.

LDS Church service

On October 9, 1882, Cannon was called to be a member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy of the church.

On October 7, 1889, church president Wilford Woodruff called Cannon as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was ordained an apostle on that date by Joseph F. Smith. Cannon served in this capacity until his death.

Death

For some time previous to his death, Cannon suffered from severe headaches. In 1896, he underwent a number of operations for ear troubles; however, general inflammation occurred which resulting in his death on July 19, 1896, at the age of 37 in Salt Lake City.

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  Grave marker of Abraham H. Cannon.

References

• Edwin Brown Firmage and R. Collin Mangrum (2001). Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) ISBN 0-252-06980-3
• B. Carmon Hardy (1992). Solemn Covenant: The Mormon Polygamous Passage (Urbana: University of Illinois Press) ISBN 0-252-01833-8
• "Swears Mormon Chiefs Broke Polygamy Pact; Apostle Cannon's Widow Tells of Plural Marriage in 1896", New York Times, 1904-12-15
• Richard S. Van Wagoner (1992, 2d ed.). Mormon Polygamy: A History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books) ISBN 0-941214-79-6

External resources

• Bill's G.A. Pages: Abraham H. Cannon at the Wayback Machine (archived December 16, 2010)
• Abraham H. Cannon at Find a Grave

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Anthon H. Lund	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles October 7, 1889 – July 19, 1896	Succeeded by Matthias F. Cowley