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John Canon

d. 1798

American politician

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About John Canon

John Canon was an American politician.

John Canon (generally referred to as Colonel John Canon On November 30, 1786 George Washington appointed John Canon Power of attorney as his agent for the management of Washington's property on Millers Run in Washington County, Pennsylvania. At the time, the area was claimed by both Pennsylvania and Virginia. In 1773, Canon acquired of land along the Chartiers Creek on the Catfish Path, where he built a gristmill and started a farm. In January 1774, he was appointed viewer of a road from Thomas Gist's in Mount Braddock to Paul Froman's mill on Chartiers Creek.

He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington Academy, an academy that would eventually merge with the institution he helped found, from 1789 until his death in 1798. In 1791, he helped found Canonsburg Academy, which would later become Jefferson College and Washington & Jefferson College, by donating a plot of land in Canonsburg and constructing the Stone Academy Building.

Personal life Canon had five children, Abigail, William, Jane, Joshua, and John, Jr., by his first wife and three children, Samuel, Margaret, and Ann, by his second wife. He died on November 6, 1798.

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Col. John Cannon

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American politician

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John Canon died on 6 November 1798.

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John Canon was a politician.

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John Canon was American.

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