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Howard Cannon

American politician (1912–2002)
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Howard Cannon
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
January 26, 1912
Date of death
March 5, 2002, March 6, 2002[9]
Place of birth
St. George
Place of death
Las Vegas
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, military officer, lawyer, prosecutor
Position held
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[12]
Educated at
University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Utah Tech University[13][14][15]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[22]
Award received
Distinguished Flying Cross, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Silver Star[16][17][18][19][20]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Archives at
University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries[24]
Family name
Cannon[25]
Given name
Howard[26]
Military branch
United States Air Force[23]
Name in native language
Howard Cannon[29]
Oral history at
University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries, Southern Oral History Program[30][31]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000024230899
VIAF cluster ID
13573126
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78071735
GND ID
1354172086
C-SPAN person numeric ID
9254602
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
9254602
FAST ID
26976
Find a Grave memorial ID
6822577
Freebase ID
/m/04fwy9
Geni profile ID
6000000015202731673
J9U entity ID
987007325125905171
LegiStorm person ID
127432
Show all 23 identifiers +11
NNDB people ID
939/000174417
NUKAT ID
n2011075149
OpenSanctions ID
Howard Cannon
Our Campaigns candidate ID
6238
Political Graveyard politician ID
cannon.html#574.10.02
Prabook ID
514680
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581140
US Congress Bio ID
C000120
WikiTree person ID
Cannon-2764
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw4Cjgmm3q4WbpGWBcXVC
Yale LUX ID
person/12710ff8-a24b-48ab-b5ad-3b7c5a535d9d

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🔗 Connections
Position held 12
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +4 more
Award received 4
Purple Heart, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Occupation 4
politician, lawyer, military officer, prosecutor
Educated at 3
University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Utah Tech University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Cannon
Given name 1
Howard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Air Force
OpenSanctions ID 1
Howard Cannon
Place of birth 1
St. George
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Las Vegas
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Howard Cannon
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Summary

Howard Cannon was born on January 26, 1912[1], in St. George[2]. He died on March 5, 2002[3], in Las Vegas[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], lawyer[7], and prosecutor[8].

FAQs

Where was Howard Cannon born?

Howard Cannon's place of birth was St. George[2].

Where did Howard Cannon die?

Howard Cannon died in Las Vegas[4].

What did Howard Cannon do for work?

Howard Cannon worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], lawyer[7], and prosecutor[8].

Where did Howard Cannon go to school?

Howard Cannon was educated at University of Arizona[13], Northern Arizona University[14], and Utah Tech University[15].

What awards did Howard Cannon receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[16], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[17], Purple Heart[18], and Air Medal[19].

Related Entities

lawyer United States United States senator Utah Tech University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . dcr.lib.unc.edu. dcr.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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