# John Q. Cannon

> John Quayle Cannon 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. 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.

*American Mormon editor (1857-1931)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-q-cannon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1857-04-19
- **Died:** 1931-01-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Quayle Cannon 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. 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.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.5
- **Momentum:** 4.2

## Sources
- [John Q. Cannon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Q._Cannon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6253623)

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