Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
| Robert M. La Follette Sr. | |
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United States Senator from Wisconsin |
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In office January 4, 1906 – June 18, 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph V. Quarles |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. La Follette Jr. |
| 20th Governor of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 7, 1901 – January 1, 1906 |
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Jesse Stone James O. Davidson |
| Preceded by | Edward Scofield |
| Succeeded by | James O. Davidson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Burr W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Allen R. Bushnell |
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Robert Marion La Follette June 14, 1855 Primrose, Wisconsin |
| Died | June 18, 1925 (aged 70) Washington, D.C. |
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Republican Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Belle Case La Follette |
| Children | Robert M. La Follette Jr., Philip La Follette, Fola La Follette, Mary La Follette |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Religion | Baptist |
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Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925) was an American Republican (and later a Progressive) politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1906 to 1925. He ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in 1924, carrying Wisconsin and winning 17% of the national popular vote.
His wife Belle Case La Follette, and his sons Robert M. La Follette Jr. and Philip La Follette led his political faction in Wisconsin into the 1940s. La Follette has been called "arguably the most important and recognized leader of the opposition to the growing dominance of corporations over the Government" and is one of the key figures pointed to in Wisconsin's long history of political liberalism.
He is best remembered as a proponent of progressivism and a vocal opponent of railroad trusts, bossism, World War I, and the League of Nations. In 1957, a Senate Committee selected La Follette as one of the five greatest U.S. Senators, along with Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, and Robert A. Taft. A 1982 survey asking historians to rank the "ten greatest Senators in the nation's history" based on "accomplishments in office" and "long range impact on American history," placed La Follette first, tied with Henry Clay. Robert La Follette is one of five outstanding senators memorialized by portraits in the Senate reception room in US Capitol. The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin is named for him.
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