Isabella Cannon
Isabella Cannon | |
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32nd Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina | |
In office December 1977 – October 1979 | |
Preceded by | Jyles Coggins |
Succeeded by | Smedes York |
Personal details | |
Born | Dunfermline, Scotland | May 12, 1904
Died | February 13, 2002 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 97)
Political party | Democratic |
Isabella McLean Bett Walton Cannon (May 12, 1904 – February 13, 2002) was an American politician who served as the first female mayor of
Education and Employment
Cannon was born Isabella McLean Bett Walton (daughter of Helen Bett Seamans and James Walton) on May 12, 1904, in 15 Downieville Crescent,
Mayor of Raleigh
Isabella Cannon was elected as the first female mayor of Raleigh in 1977. On November 13, 1977, the
Honors
In 1978, Isabella Cannon was awarded an
In 2011 Gardner Street Neighborhood Park was renamed in her honor.[4]
Activities and organizations
Aside from her time as the mayor of Raleigh, she was an active member of the community. She served as President for the University Park Homeowners Association, Inc. (1981) and the North Carolina Senior Citizens Association, Inc. (1982). She also served a Vice Presidency for the North Carolina Senior Citizens Association from 1979–1981, as well as holding such a title for the Women in Business Advisory Council, Inc. (1979) and was the first Vice President of Precinct #1- Raleigh. Isabella Cannon was on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina State University Humanities Foundation, Inc. (1981), the Committee on Constitutional Integrity, Inc. (1982), the North Carolina State Youth Council (1981), and the Executive Board of Directors in 1981. She was also an active committee member of several other organizations such as the Wake County Chapter of the United Nations in 1980, where she was appointed to the Mayor's committee for the United Nations.
Among the many organizations that Isabella Cannon participated in, she was a member of the League of Women's Voters, Mordecai Square Historical Society, Raleigh N.O.W., and the Wake Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to name a few. Cannon also served as a charter member of the Wake County Democratic Women, an Associate member of both the Wake County Democratic Men and the Wake County Young Democrats, and was on the Executive Committee of the Elon College Alumni Association.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Isabella Cannon Collection
- ^ a b "Raleigh's little old lady in tennis shoes". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27.
- ^ "'Little old lady' takes over Raleigh". The Berkshire Eagle. United Press International. December 9, 1977. p. 6.
- ^ Souter & Weichel 2013, p. 25.
Bibliography
- Richter, Pam (2009-03-27). "Historic Founder's Day celebration to take place next week". The Pendulum. Belk Library, Elon University. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- "Inventory of the Isabella Cannon Collection, 1904–2000 Mss.Coll.013". Elon University. 2009-04-16.
- Owens, Adrienne. "North Carolina's Elon University Secures Grants for $2.6 Million." Times-News. 15 January 2003. Newspaper Source Plus. Belk Library, Elon University. 27 March 2009.
- "Raleigh Mayoral Vote Caps Struggle Over Growth; Immigrated From Scotland Persuaded by Coalition". Belk Library, Elon University. 1977-11-12. p. 26 – via The New York Times.
- Souter, Stormi; Weichel, Elizabeth (2013). Legendary Locals of Raleigh. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467100632.
- "Who was Isabella Cannon?". Elon University. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15.