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Joseph Gurney Cannon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Joseph Gurney Cannon 1836-1926, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1903-11), b. Guilford co., N.C. A lawyer in Illinois, Cannon served as a Republican in Congress from 1873 to 1923, except for the years 1891-93 and 1913-15, when first the Populists and then the Progressives were able to defeat him. As speaker he carried the traditional power of his office to appoint all legislative committees to its ultimate arbitrary extremes, dictatorially ruling the House in the interest of his fellow "Old Guard" Republicans and suppressing minority groups. In Mar., 1910, insurgent Republicans,... Read more
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Encyclopedia of World Biography Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) was ... rise to the term "Cannonism." Joseph Cannon was born in Guilford ... colloquial way, Cannon liked to pose as ... attorney general, Cannon was elected to Congress ... Read more
Joseph (Gurney) Cannon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... resolution that made the speaker ineligible for membership on the rules committee, the main source of his power. Personally well liked, he was popularly known as 'Uncle Joe.' Joseph (Gurney) Cannon Joseph (Gurney) Cannon Joseph (Gurney) Cannon Read more

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