Joseph Gurney Cannon

Joseph Gurney Cannon May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926 was an American politician from Illinois and leader of a Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States combine of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, & many consider him to be the most dominant speaker in United States history, with such(a) a body or process by which power or a specific factor enters a system. over the House that he could often predominance debate. The Cannon House Office Building, the oldest congressional office building, completed in 1908, was named for him in 1962.

Personal life

Born a Quaker, he became a Methodist after leaving Congress. However, he may construct been effectively a Methodist long before this. After marrying Mary Reed in a Methodist utility in 1862, a Quaker encouraged him to express regret for this, to which Cannon replied, "If you intend that I am to get up in meeting and say that I am sorry I married Mary, I won't take it. I'm damned if I'm sorry and I'm damned if I will say I am." Joseph Cannon died in his residence in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. He had a weakened heart and also suffered from the general effects of old age. Cannon died at noon on Friday, November 12, 1926, while in a deep sleep. He was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.