| Howard W. Cannon AKA Howard Walter Cannon Born: 26-Jan-1912
Birthplace: St. George, UT
Died: 5-Mar-2002
Location of death: Las Vegas, NV [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Gender: Male
Religion: Mormon
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83 Military service: US Army (1941-42); US Army Air Corps (1942-46, Lt. Col.); USAF Reserve (Maj. Gen
[1] Odyssey House Hospice, Las Vegas, NV.
Father: Walter Cannon (rancher)
Mother: Leah Sullivan
Wife: Dorothy Pace (m. 1945, one son, one daughter)
Son: Alan Howard Cannon
Daughter: Nancy Lee Downey
University: Dixie Junior College, St. George, UT
University: BE, Arizona State Teachers College (1933)
Law School: LLB, University of Arizona Law School (1937)
US Senator, Nevada (3-Jan-1959 to 3-Jan-1983)
Nevada State Official City Attorney, Las Vegas (1949-58)
Utah State Official County Attorney, Washington County, UT (1940)
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Gore 2000
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Lions Club
State Bar of Arizona 1937
State Bar of Nevada 1946
Utah State Bar 1938
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Air Medal
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Flying Cross
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
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