Joe Shannon (politician)
Joe Shannon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar C. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Roger C. Slaughter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1867 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1943 (aged 76) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Celia J. Hutawa (m. 1892) |
| Children | 2 |
Joseph Bernard Shannon (March 17, 1867 – March 28, 1943) was an American Democratic political boss in Kansas City, Missouri, who was a rival to the more dominant James Pendergast political machine in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries.