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Joseph Gurney Cannon war ein US-amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Politiker, der zwischen 1903 und 1911 Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses war. Er war der erste Kongressabgeordnete mit mehr als 40 Jahren Dienstzeit.
Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party.
Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As speaker of the House (1903–11), he exerted incredible power and influence. Admitted to the Indiana bar in 1858, Cannon in 1859 moved to Illinois, where he continued the practice of law.
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Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-three non-consecutive terms between 1873 and 1923; upon his retirement, he was the longest serving member of the United States Congress ever. From 1903 to ...
Joseph Gurney Cannon (* 7. Mai 1836 in Guilford, Guilford County, North Carolina; † 12. November 1926 in Danville, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Politiker (Republikanische Partei), der zwischen 1903 und 1911 Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses war. Er war der erste Kongressabgeordnete mit mehr als 40 Jahren Dienstzeit.
Cannon is the second-longest serving Speaker of the House and was the first member of the House to pass 40 years of service (non-consecutive). Cannon lost two elections during his career in the House of Representatives (1890 and 1912) but he regained his seat in the following elections each time.
March 3, 1923 7:00 AM GMT-5. J oseph Gurney Cannon, grand old man of Congress, will retire from public life. At the age of 86, having served 23 terms in the House of Representatives, he feels...
