H. Brown, Brown W., & George R. Cannon
H. Brown Cannon was a pioneer dairyman and civic leader. He founded Windsor Farm Dairy and was a county commissioner appointed by Mayor Robert W. Speer. His real estate holdings included the land upon which Stapleton International Airport was built, today’s Stapleton community, and the Windsor Gardens retirement community. Mr. Cannon became a Director of Beatrice Foods after the company purchased Windsor Farm Dairy in 1928.
H. Brown Cannon’s two sons, Brown W. and George, graduated from Stanford University; Brown would earn an MBA from Harvard. Both men served as U.S. Navy Lieutenants during WWII. After the war, Brown W. Cannon and George R. Cannon returned to Denver to become civic leaders and successful businessmen.
As Senior Vice President of Beatrice Foods, Brown W. Cannon directed all of the overseas chemical and manufacturing operations, helping to grow the company into an international giant. He was about to be named the next president of Beatrice Foods when he discovered he had cancer.
George R. Cannon was a major player in the trucking industry. He was president of Gallagher Freightways, which he sold to Consolidated Freightways. He later was president of Bonanza Truck Lines and Motor Cargo. With partners, he formed Flexivan Corporation and took it to the New York Stock Exchange.
Both Cannon brothers were active in civic affairs. Brown W. Cannon helped start the Colorado Outward Bound School and was a director of numerous civic organizations, including the United Bank of Denver, Public Service Company of Colorado, Mountain States Employer’s Council, and the Colorado Board of Higher Education. George R. Cannon was president of the Board of Trustees of Kent School when the Board created the new campus on Quincy Street.
H. Brown Cannon’s two sons, Brown W. and George, graduated from Stanford University; Brown would earn an MBA from Harvard. Both men served as U.S. Navy Lieutenants during WWII. After the war, Brown W. Cannon and George R. Cannon returned to Denver to become civic leaders and successful businessmen.
As Senior Vice President of Beatrice Foods, Brown W. Cannon directed all of the overseas chemical and manufacturing operations, helping to grow the company into an international giant. He was about to be named the next president of Beatrice Foods when he discovered he had cancer.
George R. Cannon was a major player in the trucking industry. He was president of Gallagher Freightways, which he sold to Consolidated Freightways. He later was president of Bonanza Truck Lines and Motor Cargo. With partners, he formed Flexivan Corporation and took it to the New York Stock Exchange.
Both Cannon brothers were active in civic affairs. Brown W. Cannon helped start the Colorado Outward Bound School and was a director of numerous civic organizations, including the United Bank of Denver, Public Service Company of Colorado, Mountain States Employer’s Council, and the Colorado Board of Higher Education. George R. Cannon was president of the Board of Trustees of Kent School when the Board created the new campus on Quincy Street.