About Garret S. Cannon
Lived 1818 – 1889 (aged 71). Garret S. Cannon was an American lawyer.
Garret S. Cannon (March 1, 1818 – April 21, 1889) was a lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey under two presidents.
Biography Born in Somerset, New Jersey, Garret was born to a professor and a house wife. At 18 he graduated Rutgers in 1833, and soon began to practice law in Mount Holly. He would go on to be a part of the New Jersey State Assembly, and later serve as the United States Attorney for the district of New Jersey from 1853 to 1861. He would go out to live out the rest of his life in Bordentown, New Jersey until his death in 1889.
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Who was Garret S. Cannon?
American lawyer (1818-1889)
When was Garret S. Cannon born?
Garret S. Cannon was born on 1 March 1818 in Somerset.
When did Garret S. Cannon die?
Garret S. Cannon died on 2 April 1889 in Bordentown, New Jersey.
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Garret S. Cannon was a lawyer.
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Garret S. Cannon was American.
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