Edwin Q. Cannon
Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon, Jr. ((1918-05-06)May 6, 1918 – April 6, 2005(2005-04-06)) was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Cannon was among the first missionaries in the LDS Church to preach to black people in Africa and was part of the first group missionaries sent to establish official congregations of the LDS Church in West Africa.
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