Cavendish W. Cannon
Cavendish Wells Cannon (born February 1, 1895 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † October 7, 1962 near Seville , Spain ) was an American diplomat who served as the United States' ambassador in several countries .
Cavendish Cannon came from a family that included influential figures such as George Q. Cannon , Martha Hughes Cannon , Frank J. Cannon and Sylvester Q. Cannon . He served during the First World War in the Marine Corps . In 1921 he married Lily Horsetzky. After entering the diplomatic service , he was first American Vice Consul in Zurich from 1927 to 1928 and in Sofia from 1933 to 1935 , where he subsequently rose to become consul and held this position until 1938. Between 1939 and 1941 he was then consul in Athens .
Cannon held his first ambassadorial office from 1947 to 1949 in the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade . Further terms of office followed from 1952 to 1953 in Portugal , from 1953 to 1956 in Greece and from 1956 to 1958 in Morocco . He was also envoy to Syria from 1950 to 1952 , which was equivalent to the function of an ambassador. The diplomatic mission of the United States in Damascus was only upgraded to an embassy after its replacement .
In October 1962, Cannon had to undergo gallbladder surgery in the US Air Force Base hospital near Seville, Spain. He died of their consequences and was buried in Seville.
Web links
- Biography at The Political Graveyard
- State Department Biographical Information
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Richard Cunningham Patterson |
US Ambassador to Belgrade July 14, 1947-19. October 1949 |
George V. Allen |
James Hugh Keeley |
US envoy to Damascus October 30, 1950–8. May 1952 |
James S. Moose |
Lincoln MacVeagh |
US Ambassador to Lisbon June 2, 1952–1. August 1953 |
Meyer Robert Guggenheim |
John Emil Peurifoy |
US Ambassador to Athens September 2, 1953-28. July 1956 |
George V. Allen |
William J. Porter |
US Ambassador to Rabat October 6, 1956–1. July 1958 |
Charles Woodruff Yost |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cannon, Cavendish W. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cannon, Cavendish Wells (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American diplomat |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1895 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City , Utah |
DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1962 |
Place of death | near Seville , Spain |