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Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Robert La Follette Jr., American politician (died 1953)

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Born
February 6, 1895
Died
February 24, 1953
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1895

About Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Robert Marion La Follette Jr. was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947. A member of the La Follette family, he was often referred to by the nickname "Young Bob" to distinguish him from his father, Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette, who had served as a U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin. Robert Jr., along with his brother Philip La Follette, carried on their father's legacy of progressive politics and founded the Wisconsin Progressive Party. Robert Jr. was the last major Progressive Party politician in the U.S. Senate, ending in 1946 when the party disbanded. La Follette was defeated in the 1946 Republican Senate primary by Joseph McCarthy. One of the Senate's leading isolationists, La Follette helped found the America First Committee in 1940.

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Robert M. La Follette Jr. timeline

  1. One of the Senate's leading isolationists, La Follette helped found the America First Committee in 1940.
  2. Robert Jr. was the last major Progressive Party politician in the U.S. Senate, ending in 1946 when the party disbanded.
  3. La Follette was defeated in the 1946 Republican Senate primary by Joseph McCarthy.

The world when Robert M. La Follette Jr. was born

Robert M. La Follette Jr. was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert M. La Follette Jr.'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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