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| − | '''Joe Cannon'''' (Joseph Gurney Cannon, 1836 - 1926) was a powerful Republican Congressman from [[Illinois]]. | + | '''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]]. |
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Key points of his life include: | Key points of his life include: | ||
| − | + | * He was born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836 | |
* Moved with his parents to Bloomingdale, Ind., in 1840 | * Moved with his parents to Bloomingdale, Ind., in 1840 | ||
* Completed preparatory studies | * Completed preparatory studies | ||
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* 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 | ||
| − | * | + | * 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 | ||
| − | * | + | * 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. | ||
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* Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery | * Interment in Spring Hill Cemetery | ||
| − | + | ==Further reading== | |
| − | + | * [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,881310,00.html Time Magazine March 3, 1923, cover story] | |
Revision as of 22:22, June 9, 2009
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.
Key points of his life include:
- He was born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
Further reading