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George Q. Cannon was born in Liverpool, England, January 11, 1827. His parents joined the Church in 1840, through the missionary work of John Taylor. On June 18, 1840, George Q. Cannon was baptized, when thirteen years of age. In the fall of 1842 the Cannon family left Liverpool on their way to Nauvoo. While crossing the Atlantic the mother died and was buried in the ocean. Two years later the father died in St. Louis, where he had gone on a short business trip. The children were now orphans, the eldest, George Q., being seventeen. However, they all made their way across the plains to Utah. In 1850 he was called on a mission to the Hawaiian Islands. Here he remained for four years, and the wonderful events described in his book, "My First Mission," took place. Returning to Utah in 1854 he was requested by Brigham Young to go to San Francisco and print the Book of Mormon in the Hawaiian language, a work which he had translated while on the Islands. In 1860 he was ordained an Apostle by Brigham Young. Six weeks later he was sent to Liverpool to preside over the European Mission. He returned in 1864 to Salt Lake City. In 1872 he was elected to Congress from the Territory of Utah. After the death of Brigham Young in 1877, George Q. Cannon became the first counselor to President John Taylor. In this capacity he served for ten years. He then became the first counselor to President Wilford Woodruff and served for eleven years. Following the death of President Woodruff, George Q. Cannon became the first counselor to President Lorenzo Snow. He was serving in this capacity at the time of his death, April 12, 1901. Judged from any standpoint, George Q. Cannon was one of the greatest men that the Mormon Church has yet produced.
