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HON. CHARLES C. CANNON
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating the life and service of the Hon. Charles C. Cannon, late of O’Brien County, Iowa, beg leave to submit the following memorial:
Hon. Charles C. Cannon was born in Philadelphia, Tennessee, June 28, 1862. He was graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1885 and came to O’Brien county in 1886, and engaged at once in the grain and live stock business, in which business he was engaged at the time of ·his death, which occurred while on a visit to the place of his birth, Philadelphia, Tennessee, on May 20, 1924. He was married to Miss Grace Jennings, of Paullina, Iowa, on June 16, 1896, who, with three daughters, survive him.
Mr. Cannon always took an active interest in community and public affairs. He was a member of the Presbyterian church; a thirty-second degree Mason; for many years a member of the school board; county Y. M. C. A. director, and in many other ways served the local community. He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention held in Denver in 1908.
So well had he lived and served that, although a strong Democrat living in a Republican county, he was chosen to represent O’Brien county·in the Thirty-fifth General Assembly, where he was a valued and useful member. He was a man of rare good sense, sound judgment and business ability, and at the time of his death was senior member of the firm of Cannon Brothers, doing a large live stock and grain business in Paullina, Sutherland, Granville and Laurens.
He was a leader in charitable and benevolent projects and no worthy cause nor unfortunate person ever appealed to him in vain.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the Forty-first General Assembly of the State of Iowa takes this occasion to present this tribute to his memory and express its appreciation of his worthy, charitable and public service.
Be It Further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread on the records of this House, and an engrossed copy thereof be sent to the family of the deceased.
G. W. SMITH,
JAS. D. FLEMING,
RALPH C. PRICHARD,
Committee.
Unanimously adopted March 30, 1925.