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A Dictionary of American History
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La Follette, Robert Marion
La Follette, Robert Marion (b. Primrose, Wis., 14 June 1855; d. Washington, D.C., 18 June 1925) He opened a law office at Madison in 1880, and was a Republican congressman (1885–91). As governor (1901–5), he became the foremost exponent of reform during the Progressive Era by implementing his Wisconsin idea. As senator (1906–25), he opposed the Payne–Aldrich Tariff, fought to give the Interstate Commerce Commission effective regulatory power over railroads, filibustered the Armed Ship Bill, voted against declaring war on Germany in 1917, and opposed the League of Nations. He lost the presidential nomination for the Progressive party to Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, but won Wis. and 16.6 percent of the popular vote as its candidate, in 1924.
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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "La Follette, Robert Marion," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed December 4, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZXLVRJXZIXPHQG9.
MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "La Follette, Robert Marion." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 4 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZXLVRJXZIXPHQG9.
Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'La Follette, Robert Marion' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 4 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZXLVRJXZIXPHQG9.
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