Jesse Canniff | |
Birth Name: | Jesse Anson Cannif |
Death Date: | November 16, 1966 (aged 66) |
Birth Place: | Juneau, Wisconsin |
Birth Date: | April 30, 1900 |
Office: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
Termstart: | 1943 |
Termend: | 1949 |
Death Place: | Beaver Dam, Wisconsin |
Party: | Republican |
Office2: | Member of the Beaver Dam Common Council |
Termstart2: | 1936 |
Termend2: | 1942 |
Education: | Beaver Dam Business College |
Jesse Anson Canniff (April 30, 1900 - November 16, 1966) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.
Born on a farm near Juneau, Wisconsin, Canniff attended high school and Beaver Dam Business College in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Canniff was a farmer until 1926. He then served as president of Canniff Oil, Inc.[1] He also served as chairman of the American National Bank and as director of the Wayland Academy.[1] Caniff lived in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and served on the Beaver Dam Common Council from 1936 to 1942.[1] From 1943 to 1949, Canniff served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[2] Canniff died in a hospital in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin after suffering a stroke.[1]