Cannon, George Dows, 1902-1986

found: NUCMC data from Lincoln University (Pa.) for Lincoln University (Pa.). Board of Trustees records, 1853-1993(Cannon, George Dows, d. 1986; member of the board)

found: African American National Biography, accessed January 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Cannon, George Dows; physician, political activist; born 16 October 1902 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States; graduated from Lincoln University (1924); MD from Rush Medical College, Chicago (1934) with internship at Provident Hospital, Chicago; continued health problems put himpatient at Waverly Hills Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, sanatorium where he recieved treatment and pursuit medical residency(1934-1936); worked at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York (1944) and Triboro Tuberculosis Hospital (1947); was an assistant adjunct radiologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital; belonged to an integrated Physicians Forum; was elected president of Manhattan Central Medical Society and chairman of its Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals; served as a chair of Non-Partisan Citizens' Committee (1943 and 1945), secretary of NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) (1962-1984) and of the board of trustees of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (1947); died 31 August 1986 in United States)