Woodrow Wilson Cannon

Background

Cannon, Woodrow Wilson was born on September 14, 1911 in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. Son of James Monroe and Cora Anne (Hollingsworth) Cannon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1933.

Career

Engineer United States Forest Service, Sneadville, Tennessee, 1934-1935. General construction superintendent Fort Benning Construction Service, 1935-1938. Sales engineer refrigeration and air conditioning Frick Company, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, 1938-1941.

President, chief executive officer Construction Engineers Inc., general contractors, Jasper, Alabama, 1946-1965. Executive director housing urban renewal City of Jasper, 1965-1989. Vice president, director Marion Gardens Apartment, Jasper, 1951-1964.

Board directors 1st Federal Savings and Loans, Jasper, 1957-1991.

Achievements

• Woodrow Wilson Cannon has been listed as a noteworthy engineer, municipal administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel C.E. Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member Jasper Chamber of Commerce (chairman independent development 1958-1989, president 1961-1962), Rotary (board director since 1946).

Connections

Married Emma Dean Booker, June 30, 1941. Children: James, Walter, Woodrow Booker, Dean Hollingswoth.

Father:

James Monroe Cannon

Mother:

Cora Anne (Hollingsworth) Cannon

Spouse:

Emma Dean Booker

child:

Dean Hollingswoth Cannon

child:

Walter Cannon

child:

Woodrow Booker Cannon

child:

James Cannon