Walter Kempton Cannon (1879–1951), usually known as Kempton, was a

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-winning

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. He was the third son of the three-times Champion Jockey, Tom Cannon, Sr., while his brothers were another champion,

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, Tom Cannon, Jr. and Charles Cannon. He was named after

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. He rode his first winner at fourteen and went on to win the 1901 St. Leger on Doricles and the 1904

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on St. Amant by three lengths for

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. He quit riding shortly before

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(during which he served in the

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) and ran a garage in Newmarket. He ultimately retired to

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on the south coast. He was married to the widow of another jockey, Jack Watts.

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