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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	21	Elected but never sworn	8th (1) (2)		Rusk / Cherokee		Cherokee
H	21	Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855	5th		Rusk / Cherokee		Cherokee
H	15	Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853	4th		Rusk / Cherokee		Cherokee

(1) 8th Legislature - Cannon elected but never sworn; died 9/8/1859. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
(2) James C. Francis, sworn 11/7/1859, succeeded Benjamin B. Cannon, member-elect, died 9/8/1859. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, B.B. [Cannon], age 52, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Tennessee in 1847, farmer, postoffice Rusk, Cherokee County. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

• Mentioned in biographical sketch of his son, B.B. Cannon, Jr., pp. 154, 157, includes portrait. B.B. Cannon, Sr. was a member-elect to the state legislature at the time of his death. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
• CANNON, BENJAMIN BARTLETT (1801-1859). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

• Benjamin Bartlette Cannon, birth date 3/13/1801 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, death date 9/8/1859 in San Augustine, Texas, burial in Ceder Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas. Grave marker inscription. Find a Grave.

Committee Information top

5th R.S. - 1853 Education   Public Debt   Rules (Chair)

4th R.S. - 1851 Apportionment   Education   Engrossed Bills   Enrolled Bills   Post Routes