La Follette family
The La Follette family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members:
- Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1855–1925), District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin 1880-1884; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1885-1891; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, 1904; Governor of Wisconsin 1901-1906; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1906-1925; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1908, 1916; candidate for President of the United States 1924. Belle Case La Follette was his wife. Fola La Follette was his daughter; Fola La Follette's husband the playwright George Middleton was his son-in-law. His sister Josephine La Follette was married to Robert G. Siebecker, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. First cousin of William La Follette.[1]
- Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895–1953), son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1925-1947, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928, 1932.[2]
- Bronson La Follette (1936-), son of Robert M. La Follette, Jr.; Attorney General of Wisconsin 1965-1969, 1975-1987.[3]
- Philip La Follette (1897–1965), son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin 1925-1927; Governor of Wisconsin 1931-1933, 1935-1939.[4]
- Harvey Marion LaFollette (1858-1929), brother of William La Follette and first cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction and one of the founders of LaFollette, Tennessee.[5]
- William La Follette (1860–1934), first cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; Washington House of Representatives 1899-1901, U.S. Representative from Washington 1911-1919.[6]
NOTE: Charles M. La Follette was also great-grandson of U.S. Representative William Heilman.[13]
See also
Notes
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: "LA FOLLETTE, Robert Marion, (1855 - 1925)"
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: "LA FOLLETTE, Robert Marion, Jr., (1895 - 1953)"
- ^ The Political Graveyard: "LaFollette, Bronson Cutting (b. 1936)"
- ^ The Political Graveyard: "La Follette Family of Wisconsin"
- ^ http://www.lafollettetn.gov/history.htm
- ^ Association of Libertarian Feminists: Suzanne La Follette
- ^ http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/House/ClassPhotos/Pages/1939house.aspx
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/13/nyregion/public-lives-teammate-collects-dollar-bills-for-bradley.html?pagewanted=1
- ^ Current Biography, 1950, "Charles M(arion) La Follette," 314-316
- ^ Political Graveyard: LAFOLLETTE
- ^ Charles La Follette, Time Magazine
- ^ La Follette weathers Republican tsunami, Journal Sentinel Dec. 11, 2010
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress