Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon (April 28, 1877 – December 25, 1939) was a

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lawyer, politician, and

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of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896 from Université Laval. In 1899 he received an LL.L also from Université Laval. He was called to the Bar in 1899 and practised law. His brother was

Lucien Cannon Lucien Cannon, (January 16, 1887 – February 14, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, he studied law at the Laval University and was called to the ...

, a politician and cabinet minister. In 1908, he was elected to the City council of Quebec City. In

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, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Québec-Centre as a

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. He was re-elected in

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but was defeated in

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. He returned to private practice until he was appointed to the Court of King's Bench of Quebec in 1927. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1930 and served until his death in 1939. His great-nephew Lawrence Cannon was a Member of Parliament from 2006 to 2011, serving in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet.

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Supreme Court of Canada biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannon, Lawrence 1877 births 1939 deaths Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Lawyers in Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Université Laval alumni Quebec people of Irish descent Quebecers of French descent Université Laval Faculté de droit alumni