Edwin Bennion Cannon January 2, 1910 to November 12, 1963 Served from 1951 to 1953 as a member of the Utah Senate from Salt Lake County Affiliated politically with the Republican Party Evan J. Woodbury October 14, 1910 to April 2, 2001 Also known as Evan John Woodbury Served from 1955 to 1957 as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Washington County; and in 1962 as a founding member of the Washington County, Utah, Water Conservancy District board of trustees Affiliated politically with the Democratic Party Howard Cannon January 26, 1912 to March 5, 2002 Also known as Howard Walter Cannon Served in 1939 as a reference attorney for the Utah Senate; in 1940 as an attorney for Washington County, Utah; from 1942 to 1946 as a lieutenant general of the U.S. Army Air Forces; as an attorney of Las Vegas, 1949 to 1957; member of the U.S. Senate from Nevada, 1959 to 1983; in 1982 as a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Nevada, defeated; major general of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command; and as a recipient of the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal, among others The Cannon Survey Center at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas was opened in 1977, and was named in honor of Howard W. Cannon The Reno-Tahoe International Airport Cannon Terminal was opened in 1994, and was named in honor of Howard W. Cannon Affiliated politically with the Democratic Party Ralph S. Cannon April 16, 1912 to August 25, 2006 Also known as Ralph Steffensen Cannon Served from 1963 to 1965 and 1967 to 1969 as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Davis County Affiliated politically with the Republican Party Edwin Q. Cannon May 6, 1918 to April 6, 2005 Also known as Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon Jr. Served from 1947 to 1949 and 1957 to 1961 as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County Affiliated politically with the Republican Party D. James Cannon December 8, 1919 to March 5, 1998 Also known as Donald James "Jim" Cannon Served from 1957 to 1959 as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from Salt Lake County; in 1964 as the Republican nominee for governor of Utah governor, defeated; in 1967 as a candidate for mayor of Salt Lake City,