John Sillito and Constance Lieber Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Martha Maria Hughes Cannon, noted physician and the first female state senator in the United States, was born 1 July 1857 near Llandudno, Wales, the second of three daughters born to Peter and MARTHA HUGHES CANNON (1857-1932) WAS A PHYSICIAN, A STATE SENATOR, AND THE WIFE OF ANGUS M. CANNON Elizabeth …