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Chris Cannon

Christopher Black Cannon (20 October 1950-8 May 2024) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-UT 3) from 3 January 1997 to 3 January 2009, succeeding Bill Orton and preceding Jason Chaffetz.

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Christopher Black Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1950, the great-grandson of George Q. Cannon, a relative of Frank Cannon, and the brother of Joe Cannon. He worked as a lawyer, business owner, and venture capitalist before entering politics, serving as finance chairman of the Utah Republican Party from 1992 to 1994 and in the US House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009. He died in 2024.

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