Edward J. Cannon (born Juneau County, Wisconsin, February 21, 1866[1] – 1934)[2] was the first and longest-serving dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law.[3] He served as dean from 1912 to 1934.[4]
Edward J. Cannon | |
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| Born | February 21, 1866 |
| Died | 1934 (aged 67–68) |
Career
editA well respected lawyer, Cannon was lauded as "one of the brilliant members of the Spokane bar. At the time of his death in 1934, Cannon was also honored as a "model trial lawyer" by his peers.[2]
Personal
editWhile at Gonzaga, he and his wife Helen lived in a house built in 1911, at 416 E. Rockwood Boulevard in Spokane. Now known as the Edward & Helen Cannon House, it was placed on the National Register on April 14, 1997, and the Spokane Register on February 7, 2005.[2]
References
edit- ^ Fifield, James Clark (1918). The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. p. 697. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ a b c "Historic Spokane". Properties.historicspokane.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Gonzaga University School of Law » History". Law.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Plowman, Stephanie. "LibGuides: First Class Law School, or None at All: GU Law School Turns 100: 1912 - 1940". Researchguides.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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