Robert M. La Follette

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Robert M. La Follette was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and reformer known for championing progressive causes such as government regulation, workers’ rights, and opposition to corporate power.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
progressive reformer ⓘ
burialPlace Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
candidateIn United States presidential election, 1924 ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
child Philip La Follette ⓘ
Robert M. La Follette Jr. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1855-06-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1925-06-18 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Wisconsin Law School ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
familyName La Follette ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
honorificName Robert Marion La Follette Sr. ⓘ
knownFor advocating government regulation of business ⓘ
championing progressive causes ⓘ
defending civil liberties during wartime ⓘ
memberOf United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Progressive Party (United States, 1924) ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Party

Republican Party ⓘ
movement Progressivism in the United States ⓘ
nickname Fighting Bob ⓘ
notableWork advocacy of direct primary elections ⓘ
leadership of the Wisconsin Idea reforms ⓘ
opposition to U.S. entry into World War I ⓘ
opposition to corporate power and monopolies ⓘ
support for regulation of railroads ⓘ
support for workers’ rights and labor legislation ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
orator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime Governor of Wisconsin term ended 1906 ⓘ
U.S. Senator from Wisconsin term ended 1925 ⓘ
officeStartTime Governor of Wisconsin term began 1901 ⓘ
U.S. Senator from Wisconsin term began 1906 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Primrose, Wisconsin ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Wisconsin ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
represented Wisconsin ⓘ
residence Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Belle Case La Follette ⓘ

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Joseph McCarthy → precededBy → Robert M. La Follette Jr. ⓘ
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Progressive Party (United States, 1912) → notableMember → Robert M. La Follette Sr. ⓘ
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Robert M. La Follette → familyName → La Follette ⓘ
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Robert M. La Follette → child → Robert M. La Follette Jr. ⓘ
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Robert M. La Follette → child → Philip La Follette ⓘ
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Robert M. La Follette → honorificName → Robert Marion La Follette Sr. ⓘ
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Burton K. Wheeler → runningMateOf → Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
1924 United States presidential election → hasProgressiveNominee → Robert M. La Follette Sr. ⓘ
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1924 United States presidential election → losingCandidate → Robert M. La Follette Sr. ⓘ
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Primrose, Wisconsin → hasNotablePerson → Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
Primrose, Wisconsin → birthplaceOf → Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin → notableBurial → Robert M. La Follette, Sr. ⓘ
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Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin → notableBurial → Robert M. La Follette, Jr. ⓘ
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Robert M. La Follette → birthName → Robert Marion La Follette ⓘ
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Belle Case La Follette → spouse → Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
Belle Case La Follette → partnerInActivism → Robert M. La Follette ⓘ