Apostle Abraham H. Cannon records that his father, First Counselor in the First Presidency George Q. Cannon: "spoke to me about taking some good girl and raising up seed by her for my brother David." Within days, he has the hearty approval of the two other members of the First Presidency. This polygamous marriage occurs two years later after a long courtship.
[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]
according to p.165 of the following book, her name was Lillian Hamlin. The polygamous marriage occurred in June 1896 and AHC died one month later on July 19,1896 from an ear infection that turned into meningitis after swimming in the ocean when on his "honeymoon" with LH. AHC's legal and lawful 1st wife said it was the Lord's judgment on him for his whoredom of polygamy.
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