Chris Cannon

A Representative from Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 20, 1950. B. S. , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1974. Attended Harvard School of Business, Cambridge, Mass. , 1974-1975. J. D. , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1980. Lawyer, private practice. Solicitor, Department of Interior, 1984-1986. Business owner. Business executive. Utah Republican Party finance chairman, 1992-1994. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Died on May 8, 2024, in Provo, Utah. Internment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.  .