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Edward J. Cannon

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Edward J. Cannon
Born(1866-02-21)February 21, 1866
Died1934 (aged 67–68)

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]

Career

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A 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

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While 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

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  1. ^ Fifield, James Clark (1918). The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. p. 697. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via Internet Archive. edward J Cannon gonzaga.
  2. ^ a b c "Historic Spokane". Properties.historicspokane.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Gonzaga University School of Law » History". Law.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ 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.