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'''Joe Cannon'''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]] and [[Speaker of the House]] from 1903–1911, preceding [[James Beauchamp Clark]] and succeeding [[David Henderson]]. He served 23 terms representing rural Illinois. He first got into politics when [[Abraham Lincoln]] appointed him to be a regional prosecutor.

'''Joe Cannon''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]] and [[Speaker of the House]] from 1903–1911, preceding [[James Beauchamp Clark]] and succeeding [[David Henderson]]. He served 23 terms representing rural Illinois. He first got into politics when [[Abraham Lincoln]] appointed him to be a regional prosecutor.

"Uncle Joe," as he was called, was a leader of the conservative wing of the [[Republican Party]], and he kept President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] in check when the president veered left.  Cannon worked well with conservative Republican President [[William Howard Taft]].

"Uncle Joe," as he was called, was a leader of the conservative wing of the [[Republican Party]], and he kept President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] in check when the president veered left.  Cannon worked well with conservative Republican President [[William Howard Taft]].