George Q. Cannon

thumb| George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827 – April 12, 1901) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow. He was the church's chief political strategist, and was dubbed "the Mormon premier" and "the Mormon Richelieu" by the press. He was also a five-time Utah territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress. Quotes These birds and animals and fish cannot speak, but they can suffer, and our God who created them, knows their sufferings, and will hold him who causes them to suffer unnecessarily to answer for it. It is a sin against their Creator. In The Juvenile Instructor (July 15, 1891), p. 443, col. 2 Cf. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, pt. 7, sts. 22–23 External links Author:George Quayle Cannon Category:1827 births Category:1901 deaths Category:Leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Category:Politicians from Utah Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Missionaries Category:People from Liverpool