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'''Joseph Gurney Cannon''' (1836 - 1926) was a Representative from [[Illinois]]; born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836
'''Joe Cannon'''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]]. Progressivesd in 1910 revolted against his strong rule as Speaker.
He was born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836
Key points of his life include:
Key points of his life include:
* Moved with his parents to Bloomingdale, Ind., in 1840
* Moved with his parents to Bloomingdale, Ind., in 1840
* Completed preparatory studies
* Completed preparatory studies
* Studied law at the [[Cincinnati]] Law School
* Studied law at the Cincinnati Law School
* Was admitted to the [[bar]] in 1858 and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1858
* Was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1858
* Moved to Tuscola, Ill., in 1859
* Moved to Tuscola, Ill., in 1859
* State’s attorney for the twenty-seventh judicial district of Illinois from March 1861 to December 1868
* State’s attorney for the twenty-seventh judicial district of Illinois from March 1861 to December 1868
* [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses)
* [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses)
* Received fifty-eight votes for the [[presidential nomination]] at the [[Republican National Convention]] at [[Chicago]] in 1908
* Received fifty-eight votes for the [[presidential nomination]] at the [[Republican National Convention]] at [[Chicago]] in 1908
* Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress
* Defated for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress
* Again elected to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1923)
* Again elected to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1923)
* Was featured on the cover of the first issue of TIME Magazine in 1923.
* Was featured on the cover of the first issue of TIME Magazine in 1923.
* Retired from public life
* Retired from public life
* Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 12, 1926
* Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 12, 1926
* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery
* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]]
[[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]]
[[Category:Progressive Era]]
[[Category:Republicans]]