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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906.
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was often referred to by the nickname "Young Bob" to distinguish him from his father, Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette, who had served as a U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin.
The La Follette family continued his political legacy in Wisconsin, publishing The Progressive magazine and pushing for liberal reforms. In 1934, La Follette's two sons began the Wisconsin Progressive Party, which briefly held power in the state and was for some time one of the state's major parties, often ahead of the Democrats. [6]
His great-grandfather has been described as an uncle of Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette [4] [5] by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Chemical & Engineering News, while Dissent Magazine referred to the great-grandfather as Robert La Follette's brother. [6] WKOW News and WEAU News state that Robert La Follette was Doug's great-uncle.
Nicknamed "Fighting Bob", "the name by which he was known to political friends and enemies alike" [102] La Follette, "considered one of the most powerful orators of his time" [102], had contracted a cold in 1923 and remained away from the Senate afterward, with the exception of his presidential campaign and a brief return in March to vote ...
Doug La Follette, Alexia Sabor, Amy Loudenbeck, Jay Schroeder and Justin Schmidtka are candidates for Wisconsin secretary of state.
The nomination of Robert M. La Follette for president took place at a convention held in Cleveland, Ohio from July 4-5, 1924. The convention was called by the Conference for Progressive Political Action (CPPA) and included accredited delegates from national trade unions , state branches of the CPPA, and other political organizations.
City records show Milwaukee police handed out 91 tickets for speeding during the Memorial Day weekend, compared with 85 for last year's long weekend. More: Reckless driver causes fatal crash in ...