Franklin Cannon
5th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office
November 21, 1836 – November 16, 1840
GovernorLilburn Boggs
Preceded byLilburn Boggs
Succeeded byMeredith M. Marmaduke
Member of the Missouri Senate
In office
1832
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Personal details
Born(1794-03-12)March 12, 1794
North Carolina
DiedJune 13, 1863(1863-06-13) (aged 69)
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPhysician, farmer

Franklin Cannon (March 12, 1794 – June 13, 1863)[1] was an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Democrat, he served as the state's 5th Lieutenant Governor. Cannon was the son-in-law of Missouri's 3rd Governor, Daniel Dunklin.

Biography

Franklin Cannon came to Missouri Territory in 1819 from North Carolina and established a medical practice in the area that would later become Jackson, Missouri.[2] He earned a reputation as an excellent physician during a cholera outbreak that killed hundreds in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri in 1832 & 1833. After serving in the Missouri House of Representatives, Cannon was elected to the state senate in 1832.[3]

On March 15, 1835,[4] Cannon was wed to Mary W. Dunklin, daughter of Missouri Governor Daniel Dunklin. In 1836 Doctor Cannon defeated Whig candidate James Jones 57.6% to 42.1% to become Lieutenant Governor.[5] After serving one term in office Cannon returned to Jackson and resumed his life as a physician and prosperous plantation owner. His son would become a physician as well and the two constructed a large building in Jackson for use in their joint practice.[4] In 1845, he served as a delegate to the failed Missouri Constitutional Convention.[6] Franklin Cannon died June 13, 1863. He is buried in Jackson Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

References

  1. ^ "Candidate details-Franklin Cannon". OurCampaigns.com. November 24, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Houck, Lewis, A History of Missouri from the Earliest Explorations... Vol. 3, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, 1908. pg.82
  3. ^ "Kinder to be first lt. governor from Cape County in 150 years". The Southeast Missourian newspaper via website. November 12, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  4. ^ a b K.H.J. Cochran,January is anniversary of historic battle,Cape Girardeau Bulletin-Journal, 4 January 1979. P.2
  5. ^ "1836 Mo. Lt. Governors election". OurCampaigns.com. December 16, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Cape Girardeau Co. politicians". Political Graveyard.com. 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
Political offices Preceded byLilburn Boggs Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1836–1840 Succeeded byMeredith M. Marmaduke
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