George Q Cannon: A Biography

by Davis Bitton

George Q Cannon: A Biography by Davis Britton

Genres: Biography, Lds, Religion

554 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 1998

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

George Q. Cannon is one of those names from Church history that I'd heard about in passing, but never knew much about him or his life. After reading the fascinating account of his impromptu General Conference talk on the Manifesto in Doctrines of the Restoration, I wanted to know more about this leader who served in the Quorum of the Twelve and then as a counselor to Presidents Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow.

This was a well-researched and interesting account of his life, from his mission to Hawaii (where he was a major contributor to the first translation of The Book of Mormon into Hawaiian) to his time as a newspaper editor in San Francisco, to his many trips to Washington and the East as he served as Utah Territorial Delegate to the U.S. Congress. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in biographies of latter-day prophets and apostles, as well as to those interested in Church history.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am truly inspired by George Q. Cannon's life. The letters between him and his wives were particularly fascinating and touching. In fact I used his "chastising" letter to Martha Tellie in a church talk a couple weeks ago. But overall I felt the book was a little belabored and bogged down by Davis Bitton's writing style.

[Jon Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

it took me a while to get through it, but it's excellent. i didn't know much at all about cannon or the period of church history in which he was involved. but now i know several things about him AND about that time of the church's history. basically george q cannon his hard core and the Lord placed him where and when He did for all sorts of wise purposes. thanks ben and rach for the book!