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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. |
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| + | He was born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836 | ||
Key points of his life include: | Key points of his life include: | ||
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* 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 | + | * Studied law at the Cincinnati Law School |
| − | * Was admitted to the | + | * 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 | ||
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* [[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 |
* 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. | ||
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* 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 | ||
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* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery | * Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery | ||
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[[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]] | ||
Revision as of 22:17, June 9, 2009
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:
- Moved with his parents to Bloomingdale, Ind., in 1840
- Completed preparatory studies
- Studied law at the Cincinnati Law School
- Was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1858
- Moved to Tuscola, Ill., in 1859
- State’s attorney for the twenty-seventh judicial district of Illinois from March 1861 to December 1868
- Elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1891)
- Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-seventh Congress), Committee on Appropriations (Fifty-first Congress)
- Moved to Danville, Ill., in 1878
- Unsuccessful candidate 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- Declined renomination for Congress at the end of the Sixty-seventh Congress
- Retired from public life
- Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 12, 1926
- Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery