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'''Joe Cannon'''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]]. Progressivesd in 1910 revolted against his strong rule as Speaker.

'''Joe Cannon'''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]]. He served 23 terms. Progressives led by [[George Norris]] in 1910 revolted against his strong rule as Speaker. "Uncle Joe," as he was called, was a leader of the conservative wing of the [[Republican Party]].

He was born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836

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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

* Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-seventh Congress), [[Committee on Appropriations]] (Fifty-first Congress)

* Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-seventh Congress), [[Committee on Appropriations]] (Fifty-first Congress)

* Moved to Danville, Ill., in 1878

* Moved to Danville, Ill., in 1878

* Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress

* Defeated for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress

* Elected to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1913)

* Elected to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1913)

* Chairman, Committee on Appropriations (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-seventh Congresses), Committee on Rules (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses)

* Chairman, Committee on Appropriations (Fifty-fourth through Fifty-seventh Congresses), Committee on Rules (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses)

* [[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

* Defated for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress

* Defeated 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.

* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery

* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery