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Henry W. Cannon
John Jay Knox
Succeeded byWilliam L. Trenholm
Personal details
Born
Henry White Cannon

September 27, 1850
Delhi, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1934(1934-04-27) (aged 83)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Spouses
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(m. 1879; died 1929)​
Myrta L. Jones
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(m. 1930)​
Parent(s)George Bliss Cannon
Ann Eliza White
EducationDelaware Literary Institute
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Henry White Cannon (September 27, 1850 – April 27, 1934) was a United States

Comptroller of the Currency
from 1884 to 1886.

Early life

Cannon was born in

née White) Cannon.[4] His brother was James Graham Cannon (b. 1858), also a prominent banker in New York,[3] was married to Charlotte Baldwin Bradley.[5]

His paternal grandfather, Benjamin Persis Cannon (b. 1776), was born in

Pilgrims in America,[6] who was born in 1620 aboard the Mayflower in harbor at Cape Cod.[2][1]

Career

Cannon studied at the

St. Paul, Minnesota, where he became a teller in the Second National Bank. A year later, the 21 year old Cannon organized the Lumberman's National Bank at Stillwater and served as president for thirteen years.[2]

Government service

In 1884, Cannon was appointed Comptroller by President

New York Clearing House Association quickly extended credit to threatened banks. After Grover Cleveland was elected president, Cleveland requested he stay in his role,[3] however, Cannon resigned and William L. Trenholm
was appointed to succeed him.

In 1892, Cannon was a delegate to the 4th International Monetary Conference held in Brussels.[8]

Banking and railroads

After resigning from the government, Cannon moved to New York City and joined the National Bank of the Republic as vice-president where his predecessor Comptroller, John Jay Knox, served as president.[3]

Cannon was associated with

Chase National Bank of New York in 1886. Cannon was later elected as the second president of the Bank, succeeding John Thompson, who founded the bank in 1877.[2] In February 1904, he became chairman of the board, and was succeeded as president by A. Barton Hepburn, another former Comptroller of the Currency. Cannon remained chairman of the board until February 1911, retaining his directorship around 1933.[2]

Cannon also served as a director of the Great Northern Railroad, the Lake Erie and Western Railroad, the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. He also served as president of the Pacific Coast Company and was a director of the Manhattan Trust Company and the United States Guarantee Company.[2]

Society life

In 1892, Cannon and his wife were included in

Mrs. Astor's ballroom.[10]

Cannon was also a member of the

Union League Club, the Century Club, the Players Club, the Metropolitan Club, the Tuxedo Club, the New York Yacht Club, the National Arts Club, the Railroad Club of New York and the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.[8] In 1899, he received and honorary degree from Dartmouth College.[8] Cannon had also been a member of the Peary Arctic Club; Cape Cannon in Greenland was named after him by Robert Peary
.

In 1915, Cannon donated Alessandro Longhi's Portrait of Count Carlo Aurelio Widman, the grandnephew of Pope Clement XIII, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[11][12]

Personal life

Cannon's Villa, Convent of San Michele alla Doccia, in Italy

On November 20, 1879, Cannon was married to

5th Minnesota Volunteers to fight, dying in 1862 during his service.[1] Together, they were the parents of:[4]

  • George Curtis Cannon (b. 1882)
  • Henry White Cannon Jr. (b. 1887)

His wife, known for her forceful and talented speaking skills, was a prominent

suffragist who advocated for the right to vote for women,[15] and in 1915 was the Delaware County Suffrage Leader,[16] providing the club with its headquarters.[17] Jennie later served as the vice-president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.[17]

In September 1930, Cannon, then an eighty-year-old widower, married Myrta L. Jones of Cleveland.[18]

Cannon died on April 27, 1934, in Daytona Beach, Florida.[2] He was buried in Delhi, New York.[19] His estate was left to his widow and sons in one-third shares after specific bequests.[20]

Residences

The Cannons resided at 15

East 62nd Street in Manhattan, and owned homes on Main Street in Delhi, Park Avenue in Huntington on Long Island, and on South Beach Street in Daytona Beach, Florida.[2]

In 1900, Cannon purchased the Convent of San Michele alla Doccia sotto Fiesole in Florence, Italy.[21][22] He renovated the building and its gardens.[11]

References

Notes
  1. National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and thrift institutions and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States.[7]
Sources
  1. ^ a b c Williams, Henry Clay (1893). American Encyclopaedia of Biography. Hightstown, New Jersey: Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 141-144. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "HENRY W. CANNON WELL-KNOWN BANKER, PASSES ON AT 83 | Stricken at Home in Daytona Beach -- Former President of Chase National Bank -- Long Owned Home Here" (PDF). The Long-Islander. May 4, 1934. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Mowbray, Jay Henry (1898). Representative Men of New York: A Record of Their Achievements. New York Press. p. 45. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Jennings, William Henry (1899). A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America ... Press of Mann & Adair. p. 455. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Trust Companies. Trust Companies Pub. Association. 1911. p. 293. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  6. ISBN 978-1-933212-84-5
    .
  7. ^ National Bank Act of 1863 | Thirty-Seventh Congress. Sess. III. Ch. 56, 58. United States Congress. February 25, 1863. p. 665.
  8. ^ a b c Who's Who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance. Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated (N.Y.). 1922. p. 110. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. ^ McAllister, Ward (February 16, 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ISBN 9780521536677
    . Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "A Descriptive Catalogue by Jean Paul Richter of Old Masters of the Italian School belonging to…, Villa Doccia, Fiesole by Henry White CANNON". jonathanahill.com. Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, INC. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  12. ISBN 9780870990793
    . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  13. ^ "MRS. CANNON DIES AT SEA.; Wife of Ex-President of Chase National Bank Stricken on Majestic". The New York Times. September 9, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "GOLD TOMPKINS CURTIS AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". mnhs.org. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  15. ISBN 9781501713194
    . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "MRS. CANNON USES VOTERS' CARD INDEX; Wife of ex-Bank President Is Delaware County Suffrage Leader. HAS UP-TO-DATE METHODS Headquarters In Delhi Is a Delight to Speakers from This City ;- Plans Big Rally on Oct. 6". The New York Times. September 26, 1915. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  17. ^ a b Reynolds, Jessica (January 5, 2017). "On the Bright Side: Historical society to spotlight local women's suffrage group". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "HENRY WHITE CANNON, BANKER, WEDS AT 80; Miss Myrta L. Jones of Cleveland Bride of Chase National's Ex-President". The New York Times. September 18, 1930. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  19. ^ "DIED. CANNON--Henry White". The New York Times. April 30, 1934. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "H.W. CANNON ESTATE LEFT TO HIS FAMILY; Former Chase President's Will Disposes of $350,000 Cash and 5,750 Shares of Bank Stock". The New York Times. April 30, 1934. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  21. ^ Levi, Eugenio.; Brillet-Buyet, Luigi; Cannon, Henry White (1911). "A history of the suppressed Convent of San Michele alla Doccia sotto Fiesole, Florence: founded in 1411, now the property of Mr. Henry White Cannon, followed by a brief account of the religious orders of Italy". catalog.hathitrust.org. Tipografia Giuntina. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  22. ISBN 9788809031579
    . Retrieved May 4, 2018.

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Preceded by
John Jay Knox
Comptroller of the Currency

1884–1886 		Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Chase President

1891-1904 		Succeeded by
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