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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.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953), was a member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. He was first elected as a Republican in 1925 and re-elected as a Republican in 1928.
Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), 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 ("Young Bob") La Follette, Jr., (February 6, 1895–February 24, 1953) was a prominent United States senator from Wisconsin. He replaced his illustrious father upon the latter's death in 1925 and was succeeded by another famous political figure, Joseph R. McCarthy, in 1947.
Mar 17, 2017 · In 1925, following the death of the progressive giant Robert Marion La Follette, the people of Wisconsin elected the 30-year-old son who bore his name to complete his father's term in the United States Senate.
- Nancy Unger
- 1995
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… Read More.
This volume is the first full-scale biography of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., heir to the political dynasty that wielded great power both in Wisconsin and the nation.
