New-York tribune., 1901-04-13

The body was brought to this city and embalmed.
The relatives started with II for Salt Lake City
this evening. Colonel Cannon said:
The end was peaceful. He passed away without
a struggle in the early hours OF the morning
While we still hopeful up TO the last there
was every indication that he could not survive
much longer The attending physician ascribes his
Hs 6ad been troubled with some affseton Of the
in his death dates only from his return from
Honolulu His advanced age accounts for his in
ability to recover from his Illness
George Q. Cannon born in Liverpool, Eng
land. January H. 1927 but reared in the Isle
of Man. He went 70 Canada when twelve years
old He embraced the Mormon faith three years
later, and went TO Nauvoo, ILL., where he learned
be c0mpositor. of considerable ability he
became Of the most trusted leutenants of Brig
ham Young. In 1S47 he followed Young to Salt
Lake City, and two years later he was sent on
mission to California. and thence to the Sandwich
Islands, where he translated the Book of Mormon
into the Hawaiian language for the edhcation of
the natives. He returned Salt Lake in 1854 was
sent in the following year to San Francisco 10
publish a Mormon paper. The Western Standard"
and when the Mormon war broke out In 1857 re-
turned TO defend Zion and get away probably
before the news Of the Mountain Meadows massacre
had reached the Pacific Slope
After peace was proclaimed he to the East
ern States TO manipulate the press on the Mormon
question In 1860 he was called back Utah. was
preside
over the Mormons in Europe. Ds conducted the
emigration for time, thir cen thousand per-
sons TO Utah. returned to the mountains became
brsham foungs private secretary married two
wives In addition 10 the two he had before edited
The Deseret News" and when Utah ATTEMPTED to
gain admission into the Union as a State in 1862
turned up at Washington a claimant TO seat
IN the United States Senate. From 1865 10 1873 he
was member OF the Legislative Council of the
territory, and in 1872 again appear red at Washing
,sn TO urge the admission of Utah into the Union
Falling in this. he elected the Territorial Del
egate from Utah In August 1872. by an almost
NWhsl1inous Wn vote and continued TO represent the
thrown out BY the first Of the anti-polyg gamy laws
lor was elected president Of the MoTmon o0n
IN 1850 he was made first councillor From that
une @ ne was the ruling spirit in the organization
From to iSss more than a i've bnnsrsd Nor
sous es n the Of and to
bsnnoa h. mon spent spent many months in exile, and in 1855
t O. o was s taken into custody but was released on
i59Vg pan "a bail ne forfeited rather than face
isIn epnGncan ~ Judge Little by little the church
~ ~ rs us attempt to uphold poygamy against the laws
i;ticai ti nied states In the fifteen years Of po
Through the influence which he and hla son IN Ian Fan;
a., nannon exerted in national politics institr-
non OF Mormonism be recognized as a
Lorenzo Snow, succeeding, as the Oldest Of the
sipostles to the primacy In Mormondom announced
organization. He selected Mr. Cannon 10 be one one
% Iis cOuncIors. thus retaining him within what
II known as the first presidency of the church
Dt ne put an end 70 the policies and principles by
Mnlch the church had reached its new station OF
uleilty and influence. Mr.. Cannon was presumed
10 nave gone into retirement with fortune enough
10 assure his comfort for the his life hut in
- ne came forward candidate for a seat in
,ie United States Senate. He East on a
BUSINESS ana political mission. and with
gneumonia In this city in the autumn of that year
70 appoint him 1t was pointed that he had
never indicated his politics When the Democrats
were Inc friends of Mormondom Mr. Cannon wrote
letters that thanked them and held the people
!!oyal 10 them. When in 1890 the Republicans con-
Hoeo the administration his assumed assure
Slr Blaine that there were hopes for Republican,
ISM When Mr.. Cleveland again in the White
sWhen, In 1884. the church suffering under the
iinuences OF the panic and needed money. the
rrotes became Republican and two much needed
i.spupncan senators were guaranteed. In 1896.
Mhen the West adhered TO silver and Mr. Mckinley
&C the gold standard went into the White House.
siefe was no voice Of the church in Utah politics
BESIDES being priest and politician Mr. Cam
hls only known income was the amount allowed
y te church 10 its twelve apostles and its presi-
uency-aDouf 5000 year each. Mr.. Cannon could
aol nave supported his family on this money. and
lacts snow that he did not try. His name
soclaleG with the largest enterprises in the Terri
tofy. he was miner. a merchant. real estate
owner, banker. railroad proprietor a
raiser and promoter of power and other enter
prses ~
by his four wives Mr. Cannon had many chill
1.eh among whom the best known is Frank Jennie
cannon, born in 1S59 who United States SEN
ator from Utah from 1886 to 1899.