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Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party.
Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As speaker of the House (1903–11), he exerted incredible power and influence. Admitted to the Indiana bar in 1858, Cannon in 1859 moved to Illinois, where he continued the practice of law.
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Oct 15, 2023 · A political cartoon shows “Uncle Joe” Cannon as speaker of the House. But his hold on the speaker’s gavel had been weakened, and the power of the Speaker’s office was diminished by new...
Oct 15, 2023 · Joe Cannon was a Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois who survived an overthrow plot more than 100 years before the blunderbuss attack that earlier this month...
J oseph Gurney Cannon, grand old man of Congress, will retire from public life. At the age of 86, having served 23 terms in the House of Representatives, he feels that he has earned the right to...
May 21, 2018 · He was known as "the hayseed member from Illinois," "foulmouthed Joe," and, in later life, "Uncle Joe," He served 8 years as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and 8 more as Speaker of the House, distinguishing himself in both posts for his high-handed geniality.
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For one who had lived such a stormy and controversial life and despite his advanced age, death had to catch Uncle Joe Cannon napping. Ninety when he died, the former Speaker’s own personal physician opined Cannon’s had been “the perfect death”.
