V. C. Shannon
 Varyon Cullie Shannon known as V. C. Shannon (May 2 1910 - June 1 1989) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Shreveport in Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He served from 1972 until 1979. He was the first to hold the newly created District 4 seat having been successful in the general election held on February 1 1972.The Shannon family has roots in McCracken County Kentucky. Shannon's grandfather Benjamin Franklin Shannon Jr. (died c.