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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., served as governor of Wisconsin and as a member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. A Progressive Republican who pursued major political reforms, La Follette often clashed with party leaders. He broke away from the Republican Party in 1924 and became a third-party presidential candidate.
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Primary Election; La Follette, Robert Marion, Sr.; Socialist Party
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