Joseph Gurney Cannon
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Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician from Illinois and a leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-three
Cannon c. 1909–1923
Cannon as a younger congressman c. 1875–1880
Cannon at the 1904 Republican National Convention in Chicago, where Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for a full term in office.
The cover of Puck for September 30, 1908, satirizing Cannon as "Abdul the Damned," the Ottoman sultan and subject of frequent assassination and deposition attempts.
Champ Clark
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James Beauchamp Clark was an American politician and attorney who served as the 36th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. He was the only Democrat to serve as speak
Joseph Gurney Cannon
…carried him to another term in office, though a core of twelve "Insurgent" members refused to vote for him. However, the new Democratic floor leader, Champ Clark, forced a roll-call vote on the usually uncontested vote to adopt the rules of the previous Congress. An amendment was ultimately adopted, with Democratic…
Portrait by Harris & Ewing c. 1910s
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1893–1894
Genevieve Bennett Clark
Speaker Clark's official portrait