La Follette, Robert M. - Research Article from Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 12 pages of information about La Follette, Robert M..

La Follette, Robert M. - Research Article from Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library

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Born June 14, 1855 (Primrose, Wisconsin)

Died June 18, 1925 (Washington, D.C.)

Politician Lawyer

Robert M. La Follette served in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years, and was a key figure in the Progressive Era (the period of the Industrial Revolution that spanned roughly from the 1890s to about 1920, in which reformers worked together in the interest of distributing political power and wealth more equally). Before heading to Washington, La Follette spent five years as governor of his home state, Wisconsin. In both offices he championed some of the first laws in the country that placed government regulations on business and supported others that were aimed at helping average wage earners and farmers. La Follette was a well-known figure in his time and enjoyed immense popular support. When he ran for president as a third-party candidate in 1924, he won an impressive five million...

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