Benjamin Bartlett Cannon
Full Name: Benjamin Bartlett Cannon, Sr.Date of birth: March 13, 1801
Date of death: September 8, 1859
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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.
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House District 21
Elected but never sworn Legislatures: 8th (1) (2) Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
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House District 21
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
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House District 15
Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 Legislatures: 4th Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee Counties in district: 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 Information 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
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5th R.S. - 1853
Education Public Debt Rules (Chair) | ||
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4th R.S. - 1851
Apportionment Education Engrossed Bills Enrolled Bills Post Routes |
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