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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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Cannon House Office Building damaged in fire.(Metropolitan)(District)
The Washington Times; 2/26/2000; 435 words ; A second-floor blaze at the Cannon House Office Building last night next ... damage. However, more than a dozen Cannon building employees were turned away ... near the Capitol. From 1903 to 1910, Joseph Gurney Cannon was the most powerful House speaker in U.S. history. The Joseph G ... . Read more
GUILFORD COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS.(PEOPLE & PLACES)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC); 8/9/2000; 2885 words ; ... Whittington Hall, $610 River Walk to Parker and Lancaster, lot River Walk, $410 Keystone Group to Joseph M. and Rhonda S. Woods, lot Sedgefield Gate, $273 Country Shop to Ziba Oriental Rugs, lot Boyles ... 418 Mark and Carol M. Shina to Gregory P. Bordeleau, lot Lawrence C. Hethcox property, $220 Gurney C. Loflin ... Read more
Births
Portland Press Herald (Maine); 7/20/2006; 537 words ; ... Column: Births Maine Medical Center Gurney, Ty Joseph, born June 5 to Ryan and Megan Walsh Gurney, Gray. Grandparents: Donna and Neil Walsh, Topsham; Brian and Roberta Gurney, Gray. Cartonio-Thayer, Gia Stella ... Livermore, Colo. Great-grandparents: Kay Cannon, Portland; Thomas Johns, ... Read more
Fire Damages House Committee Office
The Washington Post; 2/26/2000; Phuong Ly; 118 words ; ... office of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget in the Cannon Office Building last night, U.S. Capitol Police said ... containing the offices of House members. It is named for Joseph Gurney Cannon, of Illinois, who was a House speaker in the early ... Read more
REALTY SALES.(AT HOME)
The Virginian Pilot; 7/10/2004; 10033 words ; ... W. and Marsha J. Turner to Joseph A. Arlt II, 726 Huntly Drive ... L N J Enterprises inc. to Joseph M. and De Etta Gavin Scott ... Brandon Avenue - John M. Cannon Sr. to Russel P. and Tamara ... 125,000. North Fox Hall - Joseph C. Miller Jr. to Eric M. Nestor ... William H. Williamson Jr. to Joseph ... Read more
Real Estate Transactions
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 10/4/2003; Ellen Galambos; 8016 words ; ... Hockley Drive, unit C, Joseph F. Federl to Maureen ... family. 76 Fottler Road, Joseph G. Lydon to Dominic ... Development Corp. to Joseph E. and Deirdre M. Martin ... and Margaret Elgin to Joseph Radley, $600,000, Aug ... family. 47 Young St., Joseph A. Gill Estate and Catherine ... 25 Buckingham ... Read more
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 10/3/2003; Ellen Galambos; 8016 words ; ... Hockley Drive, unit C, Joseph F. Federl to Maureen ... family. 76 Fottler Road, Joseph G. Lydon to Dominic ... Development Corp. to Joseph E. and Deirdre M. Martin ... and Margaret Elgin to Joseph Radley, $600,000, Aug ... family. 47 Young St., Joseph A. Gill Estate and Catherine ... 25 Buckingham ... Read more
Mississippi Treasury Department Unclaimed Property Fund. (D-H).
Mississippi Business Journal; 6/2/2003; 81473 words ; ... POINT, MS HENRY, JOE HENRY, JOSEPHINE, BENEF: JOHN HENRY 466 N ... 612, BILOXI, MS HIGHDALE, JOSEPH, MS HIGHES, CHARLES, RR 1 ... DON B, N/A, MS HILLMAN, JOSEPH C, 3576 HWY 182 E & LOWNDES ... APT F BRIDGET H. NEWPORT NEWS, VA HOLLIDAY, WORDA R, MS ... BOX 4248 G PORT, MS HOLLIS, JOSEPH R, 5230 ... Read more
September: on stage. (theater schedules) (Directory)
American Theatre; 9/1/1994; 3837 words ; ... Mother Goose, Jack Cannon; dir: Jeanmarie ... Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin (also ... Later Life, A.R. Gurney; dir: Nicholas ... Later Life, A.R. Gurney; dir: Russell ... and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring; dir ... Evening, A.R. Gurney; dir: Don Scardino ... the Wheelhouse, Joseph Lucia, ... Read more
Danville museum marks Abe's day
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 2/1/2004; Scott Richardson; 1681 words ; ... Fithian House also commemorates Danville favorite son Joseph Gurney Cannon, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 47 ... speaker under President Theodore Roosevelt. Much of Cannon's memorabilia survived in the Fithian House where his ... Read more

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