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Canby, Richard S – Cannon, Joseph G

Canby, Richard S

congressman, was born in Ohio. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849.

Candler, Asa Griggs

druggist, was born Dec. 30, 1851, in Villa Rica, Ga.

In 1888 he entered upon a course of medical manufacturing in Atlanta, Ga. He conceived the idea of having experts make a summer beverage that was healthful and stimulating, and the result was the universally popular Coca Cola.

Candler, John W

merchant, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 10, 1828, in Boston, Mass. He was engaged in merchandising and maritime transportation, and was a representative in the state legislature in 1866. He was president of the board of trade and of the Commercial club of Boston, and was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the forty-seventh congress, and subsequently to the fifty-first congress.

Candler, Milton A

lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 11, 1837, in Campbell county, Ga. He was a member of the state legislature from 1861 to 1863, and of the state constitutional convention in 1865. He was elected to the state senate in 1868 for four years; and was elected a representative from Georgia to the forty-fourth and forty-fifth congresses.

Candler, Warren A

educator, college president, was born Aug. 23, 1857, in Carroll county, Ga. In 1886 he was elected assistant editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate, and in 1888 was elected president of Emory college, being the youngest president ever elected to an American college.

Canfield, James H

college president, was born March 18, 1847, in Delaware, Ohio. In 1877 he was called to the state university of Kansas and remained there as professor of English literature and history; then of history and political science, and lastly of American history and civics; until 1891, when he became chancellor of the university of Nebraska.

He resigned in 1895 to become president of Ohio state university.

Canfield, John

railroad president, was born May 17, 1830, in Berkshire county, Mass. Since 1892 he has been president of the Manistee and Grand Rapids railway.

Cannon, Charles James

author, poet, was born Nov. 4, 1800, in New York city. Besides compiling a series of readers he published, among other works, Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous; Pencillings from the Web of Life, and a number of dramas now forgotten. He died Nov. 9, 1860, in New York city.

Cannon, Charles Wesley

pioneer, capitalist, was born July 1, 1836, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the largest tax payer in Helena, Mont.; and is a leading spirit in gas, electric light and street railroad companies, and president of several of them. He is also vice-president of The Montana Central railway; and proprietor of a ranch of 3,000 acres, stocked with cattle, horses and sheep.

Cannon, Frank J

journalist, United States senator, was born Jan. 25, 1859, at Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a printer and newspaper writer. He was a delegate to the republican national convention at Minneapolis in 1892; was defeated for delegate to congress in 1892; and was elected delegate to congress in 1894; was elected to the United States senate Jan. 22, 1896.

Cannon, James Spencer

educator, clergyman, lecturer, was born in 1776, in West Indies. He was a Dutch reformed clergyman of New Jersey; and was professor of metaphysics at Rutgers college, 1826-56. He is the author of Lectures on Chronology; and Lectures on Pastoral Theology. He died in 1852.

Cannon, Joseph G

lawyer, congressman, was born May 7, 1836, in Guilford, N. C. He was state's attorney in Illinois from 1861 to 1868; and was elected to the forty-third, forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh, forty-eighth, forty-ninth, fiftieth, fiftyfirst, fifty-second, fifty-third, fifty-fourth, and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican.