Martha Hughes Cannon

Martha Maria Mattie Hughes Cannon was a Welshborn immigrant to the United States, a physician, Utah womens rights advocate and suffragist, and Utah State Senator. On November 3, 1896 Cannon became the first female State Senator elected in the United States, defeating her own husband, who was also on the ballot.

Martha Maria Hughes Cannon was born near Llandudno, Clwyd, Wales on July 1, 1857, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Evans Hughes. She was known by the nickname, Mattie.

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