Isabella Cannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isabella Cannon

American mayor

Date of Birth: 12-May-1904

Place of Birth: Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Feb-2002

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Isabella McLean Bett Walton Cannon (May 12, 1904 – February 13, 2002) was the first female mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina.
At the age of 73, she defeated the incumbent Mayor, Jyles Coggins, during the election of 1977.
Known as "the little old lady in tennis shoes," she served one term as mayor of Raleigh until 1979.
Isabella Cannon died at the age of 97 on February 13, 2002.