Brief Description

The Martha Hughes Cannon Statue Oversight Committee was chartered and commissioned by the Utah Legislature to oversee the creation and placement of a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. The over life-size bronze sculpture of Martha Hughes Cannon is to be commissioned and placed in the United States Capitol Building. It will be a permanent reminder of the achievements and contributions, to both the state and nation, of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon. Martha Hughes Cannon was the first woman to serve as a State Senator in our modern nation.