Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon, Jr. (May 6, 1918 – April 6, 2005) was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Cannon was among the first missionaries of the LDS Church to preach to black people in West Africa (specifically in Nigeria and Ghana) and was part of the first group of missionaries sent to establish official congregations of the church in West Africa.
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6 June 1918 Salt Lake City, Utah
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Died |
6 April 2005 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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