Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Robert Marion
" Young Bob" La Follette Jr.( February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947.
As an outspoken son of Representative, Senator, and Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette, co-founder of the Progressive Party and ally of the Farmer- Labor Party in adjacent Minnesota, La Follette kept the Progressive Party alive in the US Senate until his defeat by Joseph McCarthy in 1946.
Marion W. La Follette
Marian W. La Follette( born September 19, 1926) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican party.
Belle Case La Follette
Belle Case La Follette( April 21, 1859 – August 18, 1931) was a women's suffrage, peace, and Civil Rights activist in Wisconsin, United States.
La Follette worked with the women's peace party during World War I.
At the time of her death in 1931," The New York Times" called her" probably the least known yet most influential of all American women who have had to do with public affairs in this country."
She is best remembered as the wife and helpmate of Robert" Fighting Bob" La Follette—a prominent Progressive Republican politician both in Wisconsin and on the national scene—and as co-editor with her husband of" La Follette's Weekly Magazine".
Charles M. La Follette
Charles Marion La Follette (February 27, 1898, in New Albany, Indiana – June 27, 1974, in Trenton, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician from Indiana.
His great-grandfather was William Heilman, who was in the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.
He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives during the 1940s and took part in the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials.
During World War I, La Follette was in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919, where he served in the 151st Infantry Regiment of the 38th Infantry Division.
After his military service, La Follette studied law at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and was admitted to the Indiana State Bar Association in 1925.
He set up practice in Evansville, Indiana.
La Follette served as a Republican in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1927 to 1929, and in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1947.
In 1947 he served as deputy chief of counsel for war crimes in the Nuremberg Trials.
La Follette then served as the Director of Americans for Democratic Action from 1949 to 1950, and served on the Subversive Activities Control Board from 1950 to 1951.
He was a third cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and Philip La Follette.
He died in Trenton, New Jersey on June 27, 1974.
His body was cremated and the ashes interred at Locust Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Indiana.
Robert M. La Follette
Robert Marion La Follette Sr.( June 14, 1855 June 18, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician.
He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin.
A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election.
Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as" the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history."
Born and raised in Wisconsin, La Follette won election as the Dane County District Attorney in 1880.
Four years later, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he was friendly with party leaders like William McKinley.
After losing his seat in the 1890 election, La Follette embraced progressivism and built up a coalition of disaffected Republicans.
He sought election as governor in 1896 and 1898 before winning the 1900 gubernatorial election.
As governor of Wisconsin, La Follette compiled a progressive record, implementing primary elections and tax reform.
La Follette won re-election in 1902 and 1904, but in 1905 the legislature elected him to the United States Senate.
He emerged as a national progressive leader in the Senate, often clashing with conservatives like Nelson Aldrich.
He initially supported President William Howard Taft but broke with Taft after the latter failed to push a reduction in tariff rates.
He challenged Taft for the Republican presidential nomination in the 1912 presidential election, but his candidacy was overshadowed by that of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
La Follette's refusal to support Roosevelt alienated many progressives, and, though La Follette continued to serve in the Senate, he lost his stature as the leader of that chamber's progressive Republicans.
La Follette supported some of President Woodrow Wilson's policies, but he broke with the president over foreign policy.
During World
War I, La Follette was one of the most outspoken opponents of the administration's domestic and international policies.
With the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each nominating conservative candidates in the 1924 presidential election, left- wing groups coalesced behind La Follette's third- party candidacy.
With the support of the Socialist Party, farmer's groups, labor unions, and others, La Follette briefly appeared to be a serious threat to unseat Republican President Calvin Coolidge.
La Follette stated that his chief goal was to break the" combined power of the private monopoly system over the political and economic life of the American people," and he called for government ownership of railroads and electric utilities, cheap credit for farmers, the outlawing of child labor, stronger laws to help labor unions, and protections for civil liberties.
His diverse coalition proved challenging to manage, and the Republicans rallied to claim victory in the 1924 election.
La Follette won 16.6% of the popular vote, one of the best third party performances in U.S. history.
He died shortly after the presidential election, but his sons, Robert M. La Follette Jr. and Philip La Follette, succeeded him as progressive leaders in Wisconsin.
Robert M. La Follette
Robert Marion La Follette Sr.( June 14, 1855 June 18, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician.
He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin.
A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election.
Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as" the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history."
Born and raised in Wisconsin, La Follette won election as the Dane County District Attorney in 1880.
Four years later, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he was friendly with party leaders like William McKinley.
After losing his seat in the 1890 election, La Follette embraced progressivism and built up a coalition of disaffected Republicans.
He sought election as governor in 1896 and 1898 before winning the 1900 gubernatorial election.
As governor of Wisconsin, La Follette compiled a progressive record, implementing primary elections and tax reform.
La Follette won re-election in 1902 and 1904, but in 1905 the legislature elected him to the United States Senate.
He emerged as a national progressive leader in the Senate, often clashing with conservatives like Nelson Aldrich.
He initially supported President William Howard Taft but broke with Taft after the latter failed to push a reduction in tariff rates.
He challenged Taft for the Republican presidential nomination in the 1912 presidential election, but his candidacy was overshadowed by that of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
La Follette's refusal to support Roosevelt alienated many progressives, and, though La Follette continued to serve in the Senate, he lost his stature as the leader of that chamber's progressive Republicans.
La Follette supported some of President Woodrow Wilson's policies, but he broke with the president over foreign policy.
During World
War I, La Follette was one of the most outspoken opponents of the administration's domestic and international policies.
With the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each nominating conservative candidates in the 1924 presidential election, left- wing groups coalesced behind La Follette's third- party candidacy.
With the support of the Socialist Party, farmer's groups, labor unions, and others, La Follette briefly appeared to be a serious threat to unseat Republican President Calvin Coolidge.
La Follette stated that his chief goal was to break the" combined power of the private monopoly system over the political and economic life of the American people," and he called for government ownership of railroads and electric utilities, cheap credit for farmers, the outlawing of child labor, stronger laws to help labor unions, and protections for civil liberties.
His diverse coalition proved challenging to manage, and the Republicans rallied to claim victory in the 1924 election.
La Follette won 16.6% of the popular vote, one of the best third party performances in U.S. history.
He died shortly after the presidential election, but his sons, Robert M. La Follette Jr. and Philip La Follette, succeeded him as progressive leaders in Wisconsin.
George Middleton (playwright)
George Middleton (October 27, 1880 in Paterson, New Jersey – December 23, 1967 in Washington, D.C.) was an American playwright, director, and producer.
Chester La Follette
Robert Chester La Follette( March 31, 1897 in Pullman, Washington – May 24, 1993 in White Plains, New York), was an American painter.
His portrait of his cousin Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. hangs in the Senate Reception Room of the United States Capitol.
Allyn Cox supervised the placement of the painting in the United States Capitol.
Fola La Follette
Flora Dodge "Fola" La Follette (September 10, 1882 – February 17, 1970) was a women's suffrage and labor activist from Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
At the time of her death in 1970, "The New York Times" quoted her on women's suffrage: "A good husband is not a substitute for the ballot.
" She was the daughter of progressive politician Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and lawyer and women's suffrage leader
Belle Case La Follette, wife of playwright George Middleton, a contributing editor to "La Follette’s Weekly Magazine", an actress, and, with her mother, a chronicler of her father's life.
Where Was I
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Question: Where did Fola La Follette's husband die?
Answer: Washington