Lawrence John Cannon
Male, Deceased Person
1852 – 1921
Who was Lawrence John Cannon?
Lawrence John Cannon was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
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 in partnership with Édouard-Louis Pacaud. In 1882, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons 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.
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- Born
- Nov 18, 1852
Quebec City - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Jan 30, 1921
Quebec City
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on July 23, 2013
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