George I. Cannon, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge I. Cannon
American Mormon leader
Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1920
Date of Death: 04-Aug-2009
Profession: priest
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George I. Cannon
- George Ivins Cannon (March 9, 1920 – August 4, 2009) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1986 to 1991. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Cannon was the son of George J.
- Cannon and Lucy Grant Cannon, a leader of the youth in the LDS Church.
- His maternal grandfather was Heber J.
- Grant, the seventh president of the LDS Church.
- His paternal grandfather was Abraham H.
- Cannon, who was a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve.
- Abraham was a son of George Q.
- Cannon, an early member of the church's First Presidency. As a young man, Cannon served as a missionary in the church's Central States Mission.
- After his mission, he served in the United States Air Force during the Second World War.
- In 1946, he began attending Brigham Young University (BYU). After graduating from BYU, Cannon became a vice president of Beneficial Life Insurance Company in Salt Lake City.
- He was active in the Boy Scouts of America and served in the organization's Great Salt Lake Council. Prior to his call as a general authority, Cannon served in the church as a bishop, stake president, patriarch, temple sealer, and regional representative.
- He was also the president of the church's Central British Mission from 1966 to 1969.
- From 1969 to 1972, Cannon was an assistant and counselor to W.
- Jay Eldredge, the general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. Cannon became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of the LDS Church in April 1986.
- In 1989, he was transferred to the newly created Second Quorum of the Seventy, where he served until being released as a general authority in 1991.
- Cannon later served as president of the Salt Lake Temple from 1993 to 1996.Cannon was married to Isabel Hales and was the father of seven children.
- He died at his home in Salt Lake City at 89.
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