Cannon, William

Life span:

03/15/1809 to 03/01/1865

Dickinson Connection:

Father of William Laws Cannon, class of 1860

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Life Summary

Full name:

William Cannon

Place of Birth:

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Sectional choice:

North

Origins:

Slave State

No. of Spouses:

No. of Children:

Family:

Margaret Ann Barker Laws (wife), William Laws Cannon (son)

Occupation:

Politician

Businessman

Government:

Governor

State legislature

Other 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

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How to Cite This Page: "Cannon, William," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5315.