John Cannon (politician)
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John Cannon (ca 1783 – February 19, 1833) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland around 1783, the son of Edward Cannon, a master mason who had immigrated from Ireland. In 1795, he moved to the town of Quebec with his family; he apprenticed with his father beginning in 1800 and became a member of a company that included his father and brothers. John became head of the company as his father retired. After his brothers died, he became a master mason on his own. He served in the local militia. In 1824, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Hampshire County; his election was declared invalid in 1826 after it was found that he had supplied alcohol to voters. Cannon was reelected in 1827.
He died at Quebec in 1833.
