JOSEPH G. CANNON

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FULL NAME:
Joseph Gurney Cannon

BORN:
May 7, 1836;
Guilford, North Carolina

DIED:
November 12, 1926 (age 90);
Danville, Illinois

EDUCATION:
University of Cincinnati

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1858:
Admitted to the Bar; 
Began Practicing Law in Terre Haute, Indiana
1859:
Moved to Tuscola, Illinois
1861-1868:
State’s Attorney, 27th Judicial District of Illinois
1873-1891:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
1890:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the House
1893-1913:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
1903-1911:
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

PORTRAIT:

Artist: Freeman Thorp, 1904 (Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives)

RESOURCES:

Joe Cannon with President William Howard Taft (Bain New Service/ Library of Congress)

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