La Follette family

The LaFollette family is a prominent family in the United States, especially in Wisconsin. Many of the family members have pursued political office.

Robert M. La Follette, Governor and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin

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; Founder of the Progressive Party, 1924. Progressive Party 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]
    

    Robert M. La Follette Jr., U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
    • Bronson La Follette (1936–2018), 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.
  • Suzanne La Follette (1893–1983), daughter of William La Follette; journalist[6]
  • Chester La Follette (1897–1993), son of William La Follette; painter, first cousin once removed of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
  • William Leroy LaFollette, Jr. (1890–1950), son of William La Follette; Washington House of Representatives 1939.[7]
    • Mimi LaFollette Summerskill (1917–2008), daughter of "Roy" LaFollette; author and educator
      • Richard L. Wright (1943–) son of Mimi LaFollette Summerskill; political leader[8]
• Charles M. La Follette (1898–1974), third cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and Philip La Follette; Indiana House of Representatives 1927-1929, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1943-1947.[9][10][11] (He was also great-grandson of U.S. Representative William Heilman.[12])
• Doug La Follette (1940–), great-grandson of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.'s uncle,[13] Wisconsin Senate (1973 and 1974); Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1975–1979, 1983–present)
• Charles S. Eastman (1864-1939), nephew of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1907–1908)[14]

Homes

House in LaFollette, Tennessee

• Robert M. La Follette House: Robert M. La Follette's home in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin.
• LaFollette House (LaFollette, Tennessee): home of Harvey Marion LaFollette

In popular culture

In the Southern Victory series of alternate history novels, Robert M. La Follette becomes a Senator for Wisconsin as historically, but represents the Socialist Party. His son, the fictional Charles W. La Follette, becomes vice president for the same party, serving 1937 to 1942 under president Al Smith. Charles ascends to the presidency when Smith dies in a Confederate attack on the Powel House, serving until 1945.

See also

• List of United States political families

References

1. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: "LA FOLLETTE, Robert Marion, (1855 - 1925)"
2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: "LA FOLLETTE, Robert Marion, Jr., (1895 - 1953)"
3. The Political Graveyard: "LaFollette, Bronson Cutting (b. 1936)"
4. The Political Graveyard: "LaFollette-Farnham family of Wisconsin"
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2010-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Association of Libertarian Feminists: Suzanne La Follette Archived 2004-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
7. http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/House/ClassPhotos/Pages/1939house.aspx
8. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/13/nyregion/public-lives-teammate-collects-dollar-bills-for-bradley.html?pagewanted=1
9. Current Biography, 1950, "Charles M(arion) La Follette," 314-316
10. Political Graveyard: LAFOLLETTE
11. Charles La Follette, Time Magazine
12. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
13. La Follette weathers Republican tsunami, Journal Sentinel Dec. 11, 2010
14. Biodata