La Follette family

Notable Members

• Robert M. La Follette, Sr., District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin 1880-1884; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1885-1891; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1896, 1904; Governor of Wisconsin 1901-1906; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1906-1925; candidate for Republican nomination for President of the United States 1908, 1916; candidate for President of the United States 1924. Belle Case La Follette was his wife. Fola La Follette was his daughter; Fola La Follette's husband the playwright George Middleton was his son-in-law. His sister Josephine La Follette was married to Robert G. Siebecker, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. First cousin of William La Follette.
• *Robert M. La Follette, Jr., son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1925-1947, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1928, 1932., U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
• **Bronson La Follette, son of Robert M. La Follette, Jr.; Attorney General of Wisconsin 1965-1969, 1975-1987.
• *Philip La Follette, son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin 1925-1927; Governor of Wisconsin 1931-1933, 1935-1939.
• Harvey Marion LaFollette, brother of William La Follette and first cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction and one of the founders of LaFollette, Tennessee.
• William La Follette, first cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; Washington House of Representatives 1899-1901, U.S. Representative from Washington 1911-1919.
• *Suzanne La Follette, daughter of William La Follette; journalist
• *Chester La Follette, son of William La Follette; painter, first cousin once removed of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
• *William Leroy LaFollette, Jr., son of William La Follette; Washington House of Representatives 1939.
• **Mimi LaFollette Summerskill, daughter of "Roy" LaFollette; author and educator
• ***Richard L. Wright son of Mimi LaFollette Summerskill; political leader
• Charles M. La Follette, third cousin of Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and Philip La Follette; Indiana House of Representatives 1927-1929, U.S. Representative from Indiana 1943-1947.
• Doug La Follette, great-grandson of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.'s uncle, Wisconsin Senate ; Secretary of State of Wisconsin
• Charles S. Eastman, nephew of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; South Dakota House of Representatives

  Homes

• Robert M. La Follette House: Robert M. La Follette's home in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin.
• LaFollette House : home of Harvey Marion LaFollette