Albert O. Barton (1869-1947) was a journalist, historian, and participant in the Progressive Party movement in Wisconsin. A native of Dane County, Barton grew up as a neighbor of the La Follette family. After graduation from the University of Wisconsin in 1896 he became a newspaper reporter in Madison and Colorado; then served as senate clerk to Robert M. La Follette, Sr., 1910-1912, as director of the Wisconsin War History Commission immediately after World War I, as associate editor of the "Wisconsin Farmer," 1920-1929, and as chief deputy in the state oil inspection department. Barton was the author of a newspaper column in the Madison "Capital Times" and of the book "La Follette's Winning of Wisconsin, 1894-1904," and he collaborated in the preparation of other volumes about Wisconsin.
From the description of Albert O. Barton papers, 1858-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173692418
