La Follette, Robert Marion, Sr. (1855-1925)

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Jane Addams to George Platt Brett Sr., December 12, 1906

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William Kent to Jane Addams, May 11, 1911

Jane Addams to Belle Case La Follette, July 6, 1911

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Belle Case La Follette to Elizabeth Thacher Kent, January 26, 1915

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Virginia Barton Swan Dales to Jane Addams, February 5, 1918

Robert M. La Follette to Harriet P. Thomas, February 12, 1915

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Harriet Park Thomas to Robert M. La Follette, February 12, 1915

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La Follette's Magazine

La Follette, Flora Dodge "Fola" (1882-1970)

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Birth Date

1855-06-14

Death Date

1925-06-18

Birthplace

Primrose, WI

Biographical Text

Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891. He was governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906 and a U.S. Senator from 1906 to 1925. La Follette ran for President as a member of the Progressive Party in 1924. He was considered one of the five greatest U.S. senators, advocating for progressivism. La Follette was against railroad trusts, bossism, World War I, and the League of Nations.

La Follette married Belle Case in 1881. They had four children. La Follette died in 1925.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Bradley, Ed

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1906

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“La Follette, Robert Marion, Sr. (1855-1925),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed October 27, 2020, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/563.