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]
  • Suzanne La Follette (1893–1983), daughter of William La Follette; journalist.
  • 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]
• Doug La Follette (1940-), great-grandson of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.'s uncle,^[12] Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1975–1979, 1983-present)
• Charles S. Eastman (1864-1939), nephew of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; South Dakota House of Representatives 1907-1908^[13]

NOTE: Charles M. La Follette was also great-grandson of U.S. Representative William Heilman.^[14]

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. http://www.lafollettetn.gov/history.htm
6. Association of Libertarian Feminists: Suzanne La Follette
7. http://www.leg.wa.gov/History/House/ClassPhotos/Pages/1939house.aspx
8. http://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. La Follette weathers Republican tsunami, Journal Sentinel Dec. 11, 2010
13. Biodata
14. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress