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Revision as of 18:56, 11 May 2024
Christopher Black Cannon was an American politician, former United States Representative, businessman, and lawyer.
He was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1950. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree and a law degree from Brigham Young University, he worked in Provo as an attorney for four years.
In 1983, the Congressman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the lawyer in charge of coal-mining reclamation, enforcement, and writing the current regulatory scheme.
In 1986, Cannon worked as a consultant to the Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation at the Department of Commerce. In 1987, Chris with his brother, Joe, helped purchase and reopen Geneva Steel in Orem, Utah, restoring 2,500 steel-worker jobs. In 1990, Chris purchased Geneva's new venture division, renamed Cannon Industries, Inc. They operated Geneva Steel until its closure in 2001.
Chris has served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1992 and 1996. In the 1996 election, Chris was one of the five presidential electors.
Chris Cannon was elected to Congress on November 5, 1996, and served Utah’s 3rd Congressional District.
In January 2003, Congressman Cannon was elected chairman of the influential Western Caucus, an organization of over 50 Congressmen leading the debate for rational, balanced, and sound resource management.
He was one of 13 managers of the 1998 impeachment by the U.S. House of then-President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Although he was reelected five times, in 2008, Cannon was defeated in Utah's primary election by Jason Chaffetz.
Congressman Cannon married Claudia Ann Fox in 1978. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education. She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain and Cannon served as a missionary in Guatemala and El Salvador. They have eight children: Rachel, Jane, Laura, Emily, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Matthew, and Katherine.
Cannon unexpectedly died on May 8, 2024.
