For a time, Cannon moved to
Los Angeles and worked as the office manager of his MIT schoolmate
Wallace Neff. He later returned to Utah and designed numerous buildings, mostly residences, and some of which remain on the
National Register of Historic Places.[2] Among his works were meetinghouses of the LDS Church and other civic buildings. Cannon served on a church-appointed board of six architects that oversaw the construction of the
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.
Personal life
Cannon was the youngest of 32 children born to LDS Church leader
George Q. Cannon. His mother,
Caroline Young Cannon, was a daughter of
Brigham Young. He was the half-brother to another architect,
Lewis T. Cannon. Georgius was orphaned at age 11. He married Phyllis Winder and they had a daughter born in 1930, Dorothy Winder Cannon Webb (Allen Paul Webb). Grandchildren - Douglas Cannon Webb, Terrill Phyllis Webb Helander, Lawrence Scott Webb.
List of works
Glendale Ward Meetinghouse
Federal Heights Ward Meetinghouse
Arlington Ward Chapel (4375 Jackson Street, Riverside, California)
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bullen (1435 Circle Way, Salt Lake City, Utah) (1930)
Alterations to Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Moyle (1918 Lakewood Drive, Cottonwood Utah)
Residence for Dr. and Mrs. Spencer Wright (Salt Lake City, Utah) (1936)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Bamberger (1525 Penrose, Salt Lake City, Utah)(1936)
Architectural Drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Werker, (Toluca Lake, CA.) ( 1937; 1940)
Residence for Dr. and Mrs. Weldell J. Thompson (Ogden, Utah) (1949)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Eastman Hatch (1435 Circle Way, Salt Lake City, Utah) (1932-1953)
Residence for Duke and Jan Cranney (342 Crestwood Rd, Kaysville, Utah) (1956)/Mayor Brit Howard and Interior and Architectural Designer Link Konizeski(1989)
Governor's Residence (Virginia St. and Fairfax Ave., (Salt Lake City, Utah)(1958)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Sharp (1152 Bonneville Dr., Salt Lake City, Utah)(1962-1964)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. J. Alma Burrows (970 East Capitol Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah)(1962-1972)
Residence for Mrs. Stanford Stark (746 16th Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah)(1962)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Bransford (Cottonwood Circle, Lot #2)(1962-1963)
Residence for Mr. and Mrs. George T. Stromm (1190 Oak Hills Way, Salt Lake City, Utah) (1965)
Residence for John and Marylin Dahlstrom Residence, (Salt Lake City, Utah)(1972-1975)