Life span: 03/15/1809 to 03/01/1865Dickinson Connection: Father of William Laws Cannon, class of 1860TabsLife SummaryFull name: William CannonPlace of Birth: Bridgeville, DEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: Margaret Ann Barker Laws (wife), William Laws Cannon (son)Occupation: PoliticianBusinessmanGovernment: GovernorState legislatureOther state government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/07/1864 06/07/1864 The combined Sanitary Fair of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware opens in Philadelphia Documents Images William Cannon, detail Bibliography