Papers, 1870-1949.

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Papers, 1870-1949.

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Fragmentary papers of a Wisconsin native documenting his work as an advance agent for Sen. Robert M. La Follette's 1912 campaign for president, and his command of Battery F, 120th Field Artillery in France during World War I. Smith, who was born in Mauston, Wis., commanded the 121st Field Artillery of the Wis. National Guard after the war, and later served on the state Real Estate Brokers' Board and as counsel for the Wis. Conservation Department. He died in Madison in 1949.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), colloquially known as Fighting Bob, was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history." Born...

United States. Army. Field Artillery, 120th. Battery F.

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Smith, Alfred H. (Alfred Horace Greeley), 1870-1949.

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