CANNON, JOSEPH GURNEY American politician, was born in Guilford, N.C., on May 7, 1836. In 1858 he was admitted to the Illinois bar and from 1861 to 1868 he was a state's attorney, He settled at Danville, Ill., entered politics and was elected Republican representative in Congress for the periods 1873-91, 1893-1913 and 1915-23, retiring in his 87th year after serving for a total of 46 years in the House of Repre sentatives, of which he was speaker for eight years, 1903-11. Although usually alining himself with the more conservative groups on questions of national policy, he was personally liked by the members of all factions and was popularly known as "Uncle Joe" Cannon. He died at Danville, Ill., on Nov. 26, 1926.