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    Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented...
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    grown in popularity over the years. The first issue of Time featured Joseph G. Cannon, the retired Speaker of the House of Representatives, on its cover;...
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  • of measures intended to check the power of the disliked Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon (R–Illinois). The modern version, however, was adopted in 1931 by...
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    and Charles F. Crisp, and Republicans James G. Blaine, Thomas Brackett Reed, and Joseph Gurney Cannon. The power of the speaker was greatly augmented...
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  • A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black...
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    on to even higher posts. Four of them—Samuel Randall (D-PA), Joseph Cannon (R-IL), Joseph Byrns (D-TN) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)—have gone on to become the...
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    Journal of Political Science (2012) 56#4 pp: 897–912. Jones, Charles O. "Joseph G. Cannon and Howard W. Smith: an Essay on the Limits of Leadership in the House...
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    were Mary Alice Cannon (Lambert), Ann Cannon (Woodbury), Angus M. Cannon, David H. Cannon, and Leonora Cannon (Gardner). In 1842, the Cannon family set sail...
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    Taft was nominated with 702 votes to 68 for Knox, 67 for Hughes, 58 for Cannon, 40 for Fairbanks, 25 for La Follette, 16 for Foraker, 3 for President Roosevelt...
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    1881–1883 Joseph G. Cannon IL 48th–50th 1883–1889 Thomas J. Henderson IL 51st–53rd 1889–1895 Charles H. Grosvenor OH 54th–55th 1895–1899 Joseph G. Cannon IL...
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    The hand cannon (simplified Chinese: 火铳; traditional Chinese: 火銃; pinyin: huǒchòng or 手铳; 手銃; shǒuchòng), also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the...
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    Mississippi (thought to be the first keynote speaker) 1916 – U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio 1920 – U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts 1924...
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  • Presidency is reorganized with John Taylor President, George Q. Cannon First Counselor, and Joseph F. Smith Second Counselor. Wilford Woodruff becomes President...
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    House of Representatives. In 1910, an unsuccessful motion was filed by Joseph G. Cannon against himself after a revolt. In 2015, Representative Mark Meadows...
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    term, breaking the record of 23 terms first set by former Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon, whose service had been non-consecutive, whereas Sabath's was not...
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    chairmanship to Joseph Gurney Cannon, who had served more nonconsecutive terms in the House and would have outranked Henderson had Cannon not lost his House...
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    Representatives In office April 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 Preceded by Joseph G. Cannon Succeeded by Frederick H. Gillett Leader of the House Democratic Caucus...
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  • Road 1800 N. The 15th district takes in the municipalities of Mahomet, St. Joseph, Tolono, Thomasboro, and Homer. Warren County is split between this district...
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  • December 28, 1898 (S, H) 16,005 dd December 31, 1920 February 14, 1958 Joseph G. Cannon Republican Illinois March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1891 March 4, 1893 - March...
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    action and to retain their audience. After 1900, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and other big city politician-publishers discovered they could...
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    insurgent after 1908, Norris led the revolt in 1910 against House Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. By a vote of 191 to 156, the House legislators created a new system...
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  • Joseph G. Cannon March 10 – Warren G. Harding March 17 – Hugo Stinnes March 24 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk March 31 – Stephen Sanford April 7 – Joseph Conrad...
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    lost his bid for the Speakership of the House of Representatives to Joseph G. Cannon. Dalzell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1904...
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    William Howard Taft of Ohio; Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon of Illinois also had support among the delegates, but Cannon had no desire to leave his position...
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  • The Cannon Group, Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced films from 1967 to 1994. The extensive group also owned...
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    Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired. Joseph G. Cannon (Danville) Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 58th 59th 60th...
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    Picariello, Jr. (born December 4, 1936), better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer. His biggest international hits included...
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  • The history of cannons spans several hundred years from the 12th century to modern times. The cannon first appeared in China sometime during the 12th...
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    June 4, 1906 Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, afterwards Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edward W. Carmack House Speaker Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon (R) Majority...
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    P. Gorman Democratic Caucus Secretary: Edward W. Carmack Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon (R) Majority Leader: Sereno E. Payne Majority Whip: James A. Tawney...
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