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Robert M. La Follette. Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925) was an American Republican. He was a Senator from Wisconsin from January 2, 1906 until his death on June 18, 1925. He ran for President in 1924, but lost. If La Follette won he would have been the seventh President to die in office.
Robert M. La Follette’s progressive policies had a transformative effect on the state of Wisconsin. During his tenure as Governor from 1901 to 1906, and later as a U.S. Senator, he implemented a wide range of reforms that significantly improved the lives of Wisconsin residents and set the state on a path of progressive governance.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895–1953), was elected in 1925 to fill his father’s unexpired term in the Senate and was reelected three times thereafter, serving until 1947. He generally supported U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt ’s New Deal , and he drafted the congressional reorganization bill of 1946 that streamlined the legislative process in Congress.
Robert M. La Follette. Robert M. La Follette was a charismatic politician who created major innovations in public policy. He was the recognized leader of the Progressive Moment. He was born in rural Wisconsin in 1855. When he completed his legal trainging at the University of Wisconsin in 1879 he immediately went into the public sector.
In 1924 La Follette received the presidential nomination of the Progressive Party and garnered support from many farm and labor organizations. Despite polling nearly five million votes, he was handily beaten by both major candidates. The rigors of the campaign trail took a heavy toll on La Follette’s health and he died in June 1925.
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LA FOLLETTE, ROBERT M. (1855–1925)Robert Marion La Follette was one of the few giants in the history of the United States senate, ranking with henry clay and daniel webster. Born in a Wisconsin log cabin, he was graduated from his state's university in Madison, began his legal practice there, and spent three undistinguished terms (1885–1891) in Congress.
