1. Marion Cannon was a United States representative from California.
11 Facts About Marion Cannon
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From Oregon, Marion Cannon headed south to Nevada City, California, arriving sometime in 1852.
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November 20,1890, Marion Cannon was elected first State President of the Farmers' Alliance and was reelected October 22,1891.
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Marion Cannon helped to organize the People's Party of California and was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-third Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
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Marion Cannon was chosen as a representative to the Supreme Council in Indianapolis in November 1891 and was selected by that body to represent California in the industrial conference at St Louis February 22,1892.
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Marion Cannon was delegate to the People's Party National Convention in 1892.
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Marion Cannon was listed as a blacksmith until the 1900 census.
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Marion Cannon began farming, and ran in farming political and social circles.
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Marion Cannon was a founding member of the Ventura Bank, which became the Bank of Italy, which later became the Bank of America.
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Marion Cannon resumed agricultural pursuits until his death at Ranch Home, near Ventura, August 27,1920.
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The Marion Cannon family established a longstanding relationship with the Methodist church in Ventura.