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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 ...
La Follette won 16.6% of the popular vote, one of the best third party performances in U.S. history. He died shortly after the presidential election, but his sons, Robert M. La Follette Jr. and Philip La Follette, succeeded him as progressive leaders in Wisconsin.
Sucesor. Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Gobernador de Wisconsin. 7 de enero de 1901-1 de enero de 1906. Predecesor. Edward Scofield. Sucesor. James O. Davidson. Miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos.
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (6 de febrero de 1895 - 24 de febrero de 1953) fue un político estadounidense que se desempeñó como senador de los Estados Unidos por Wisconsin de 1925 a 1947.
20 de mar. de 2024 · Robert M. La Follette (born June 14, 1855, Primrose, Wisconsin, U.S.—died June 18, 1925, Washington, D.C.) was an American leader of the Progressive movement who, as governor of Wisconsin (1901–06) and U.S. senator (1906–25), was noted for his support of reform legislation.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895–1953), was elected in 1925 to fill his father’s unexpired term in the Senate and was reelected three times thereafter, serving until 1947. He generally supported U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, and he drafted the congressional reorganization bill…
Quick Reference. (b. Madison, Wisconsin, 6 Feb. 1895; d. Washington, DC, 24 Feb. 1953) US; US Senator 1925–46 Robert La Follette Jr. was the son of ‘Battling Bob’ La Follette, who made Wisconsin synonymous with Progressive politics and whose independent bid for the presidency in 1924 gained him one-sixth of the total vote.
