Keywords: joseph gurney cannon josephgurneycannon speaker house of representatives houseofrepresentatives portrait daughters girls republican blackandwhite monochrome black and white Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 - November 12, 1926) was a United States politician amd leaders of the Republican party; historians consider him one of the most powerful Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 through 1911. Ca. 1900 Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 - November 12, 1926) was a United States politician amd leaders of the Republican party; historians consider him one of the most powerful Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 through 1911. Ca. 1900 |