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Robert M. La Follette

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American progressive politician from Wisconsin (1855-1925)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1855 to 1925 · aged 70
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, nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. S. S. House of Representatives (1885-1891).

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Robert M. La Follette's college yearbook photo, 1879Robert M. La Follette's college yearbook photo, 1879Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1885-1890Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1885-1890La Follette c. 1898La Follette c. 1898La Follette addressing a large Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, Illinois, 1905La Follette addressing a large Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, Illinois, 1905La Follette in 1908La Follette in 1908

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About this person

Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He served as U.S. senator from Wisconsin for the last 20 years of his life; prior to that he served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin (1901-1906) and served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1885-1891). A Republican for most of his life, he ran for president of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 United States presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history".

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United States
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1855 to 1925 · aged 70
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