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Robert M. La Follette Jr.

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Robert M. La Follette Jr.
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
September 30, 1925 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byRobert M. La Follette
Succeeded byJoseph McCarthy
Personal details
Born
Robert Marion La Follette Jr.

(1895-02-06)February 6, 1895
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1953(1953-02-24) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Wisconsin Progressive
Spouse(s)
Rachel Wilson Young
(m. 1930)
Children2

Robert Marion "Young Bob" La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. He was a son of U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator and Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette Sr., and father of Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette.

He was a co-founder of the Progressive Party. He lost to Joseph McCarthy in 1946.[1][2]

References

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  1. McCoy, Donald R. (1964-12-01). "Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and the Decline of the Progressive Party in Wisconsin". Journal of American History. 51 (3): 524–525. doi:10.2307/1894927. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 1894927.
  2. Johnson, Roger T. (1964). Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and the decline of the Progressive Party in Wisconsin. State Historical Society of Wisconsin for the Dept. of History, University of Wisconsin. ISBN 9780208008473.