Joseph Cannon Quotes


I will not vote for any law which will make fair for me and foul for another.


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Joseph Cannon, 1836-1926, U. S. Congressman (Republican, IL), Speaker of the House, Speech in opposition to the Pearre Injunction Bill, 1906

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Joseph Cannon
  • Born: May 7, 1836
  • Died: November 12, 1926
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Joseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such control over the House that he could often control debate. The Cannon House Office Building, the oldest congressional office building, completed in 1908, was named for him in 1962.