1855, June 14Born, Primrose, Dane County, Wis.1879B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.1880Admitted to the Wisconsin bar18801884District attorney, Dane County, Wis.1881Married Belle Case1884Elected to the United States House of Representatives;
reelected 1886 and 188818911900Practiced law, Madison, Wis.1900Elected governor of Wisconsin; reelected 1902 and
19041905Elected to the United States Senate; reelected 1911, 1916,
and 19221909Published first issue of
La Follette's Weekly Magazine1911Founding member, National Progressive Republican
League1913Published
La Follette's Autobiography. Madison, Wis.:
Robert M. La Follette Co.1917Voted in the United States Senate against America's entry
into World War I1922Author of resolution which initiated an investigation into
the naval oil leases at Teapot Dome, Wyo., and oil reserve fields in
California1924Unsuccessful presidential candidate on the Progressive Party
ticket1925, June 18Died, Washington, D.C.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
1895, Feb. 6Born, Madison, Wis.19131916Attended University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.19191925Secretary to his father, Senator Robert M. La Follette,
Sr.19201924Chairman, Republican State Central Committee of
Wisconsin1925Elected to the United States Senate; reelected 1928, 1934,
and 194019251929Editor,
La Follette's Magazine19291948President, Progressive Publishing Co.1930Married Rachel Wilson Young1947Chairman, President's Committee on Foreign Aid19471953Economic research consultant, Washington, D.C.19491953Member, board of directors, Sears, Roebuck and Co.Vice president, Sears Foundation1953, Feb. 24Died, Washington, D.C.
Belle Case La Follette
1859, Apr. 21Born, Summit, Juneau County, Wis.18751879Student, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.1879A.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.18791881Taught school, Spring Green and Baraboo, Wis.1881Married Robert M. La Follette, Sr.18831885LL.B., College of Law, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wis., first woman graduate18931903President, Emily Bishop League19091925Coedited “Home and Education” column in
La Follette's Magazine1911Wrote “A Thought for Today” column for the North
American Press Syndicate1912Conducted speaking campaigns for women's suffrage in
California, Oregon, and Wisconsin1913Spoke at congressional hearings on women's suffrage1920Spoke on League of Nations before the United Women's
Clubs1924Conducted speaking tour on behalf of Robert M. La Follette,
Sr., in presidential campaign1925Worked on biography of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.1931, Aug. 18Died, Washington, D.C
Fola La Follette
1882, Sept. 10Born, Madison, Wis., daughter of Robert M. and Belle Case La
Follette, Sr.18961900Attended Wisconsin Academy, Madison, Wis.1900Began studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wis.Circa 1902circa 1915Professional actress1903Visited Europe1910Acted in “How the Vote Was Won”Circa 1910circa 1915Active in women's suffrage movement1911Married George Middleton19201922Lived in Paris, FranceContributing editor,
La Follette's Magizine1924Replaced her mother, who had become ill, in presidential
campaign of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.19261930Teacher, City and Country School, New York, N.Y.1927Visited England and FranceAttended the Fourth International New Educational
Conference, Switzerland1928Member, American Educational Delegation's visit to
Russia19311953Completed the biography of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., begun
by Belle Case La Follette1953Published
Robert M. La Follette. New York: Macmillan
Co.19541968Assisted in processing the La Follette Family Papers in
Library of Congress1970, Feb. 17Died, Arlington, Va.
Philip Fox La Follette
1897, May 8Born, Madison, Wis., son of Robert M. and Belle Case La
Follette, Sr.1918Second lieutenant, Infantry, United States Army1919A.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.1922LL.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.1923Married Isabel Bacon19251927District attorney, Dane County, Wis.19261930Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison,
Wis.19311933Governor of Wisconsin19371939Governor of Wisconsin19421945Captain, promoted to colonel, United States Army, serving in
the southeast Pacific1947Director, Hazeltine Corp., Little Neck, N.Y.1962Curator, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison
Wis.1965, Aug. 18Died, Madison, Wis.
Gilbert E. Roe
1865, Feb. 7Born, Oregon, Dane County, Wis.1890LL.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.18901899Law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.1899Married Gwyneth KingMoved to New York, N.Y., and became active in promoting
state reform legislation19051910Attorney, Roe & McCombs law firm1907Published
Selected Opinions of Luther S. Dixon and Edward G. Ryan,
Late Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Chicago:
Callaghan1912Published
Our Judicial Oligarchy. New York: B. W.
Huebsch1918Counsel to Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the United States
Senate's unsuccessful attempt to expel La Follette19221923Counsel, United States Senate committee investigating the
oil industry1924Eastern regional director, La Follette-Wheeler Campaign
Committee1929, Dec. 22Died, New York, N.Y.
Alfred Thomas Rogers
1873, May 18Born, St. Joseph, Mo.1895LL.B., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.18951948Practiced law, Madison, Wis.1908Delegate, Republican national convention19081924Member, Republican national committee1910Married Edna R. Chynoweth1935Married Emily Bordeaux Elmer1948, Mar. 27Died, Madison, Wis.
Mary Josephine La Follette
1899, Aug. 16Born, Madison, Wis., daughter of Robert M. and Belle Case La
Follette, Sr.19191921Attended New York School of Fine and Applied Art, New York,
N.Y.1921Married Ralph Gunn Sucher (divorced 1938)19261928Attended Critcher School of Art, Washington, D.C.19341935Attended New York School of Fine and Applied Art and
Florence Cane School of Art, New York, N.Y.19351936Consultant in art development, Special Skills Division,
Resettlement Administration, Washington, D.C.19361937Consultant in research, Resettlement Division, Farm Security
Administration, Agriculture Department, Washington, D.C.19371944Consultant in research and art, Resettlement and Management
Division, Farm Security Administration, Agriculture Department, Washington,
D.C.19441947Extension adviser in home industries, Subject Matter
Division, Extension Service, Agriculture Department, Washington, D.C.1948Editorial and indexing specialist, Indexing Section, Office
of Information, Agriculture Department, Washington, D.C.19481949Information and editorial specialist, Midcentury White House
Conference on Children and Youth, Washington, D.C.19491951Social Science Research Analyst, Division of Research,
Children's Bureau, Social Security Administration, Federal Security Agency,
Washington, D.C.19501951Invitations consultant, Midcentury White House Conference on
Children and Youth, Washington, D.C.19511966Editorial clerk and publications editor, Aeronautical
Standards Group, Air Research and Development Command, Department of the Air
Force, Washington, D.C. 1966Retired from federal service1988, Feb. 24Died, Washington, D.C.
Grace C. Lynch
Circa 1892Born, Washington, D.C.Circa 19191925Secretary to Robert M. La Follette, Sr., United States
Senate, Washington, D.C.19251946Secretary to Robert M. La Follette, Jr., United States
Senate, Washington, D.C.Circa 1946Retired from federal service1970, May 13Died, Washington, D.C.From the guide to the LaFollette Family Papers, 1781-1988, (bulk 1900-1953), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)