Lawrence John Cannon

Lawrence John Cannon (November 18, 1852 – January 30, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.

Lawrence John Cannon
Born(1852-11-18)November 18, 1852
Quebec City, Canada East
DiedJanuary 30, 1921(1921-01-30) (aged 68)
Quebec City, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Occupationlawyer, jurist
Known forQuebec Judge
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Marie-Hermine-Aurélie-Alida Dumoulin
ChildrenLawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon
Lucien Cannon
RelativesEdward Cannon, great-grandfather
Jean-Gaspard Dumoulin, father-in-law

Born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of Lawrence Ambrose Cannon and Mary Jane Cary, his godfather was Augustin-Norbert Morin. Cannon studied at the Séminaire de Québec and the Séminaire de Nicolet before receiving a law degree from the Université Laval. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1874 and practiced law in Arthabaskaville (Victoriaville) in partnership with Édouard-Louis Pacaud. In 1882, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska losing to Désiré Olivier Bourbeau. In 1891, he was appointed deputy attorney general and law clerk for the province of Quebec. He was appointed a judge of the Superior Court for the district of Trois-Rivières in 1905 and served as a judge until his death in 1921.[1]

References
  1. "Lawrence John Cannon". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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