Robert La Follette

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Gallup's_List_of_Widely_Admired_People_of_the_20th_Century
gptkbp:birthDate 1855-06-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Primrose,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart disease
gptkbp:child gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkb:Philip_La_Follette
gptkbp:deathDate 1925-06-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Marion_La_Follette_Sr.
gptkbp:honor Time magazine cover, 1924
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert La Follette
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Progressive_Party_(1924)
gptkb:Wisconsin_Idea
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Populist_movement
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Progressive_movement
opposition to U.S. entry into World War I
advocacy for labor rights
support for direct primary elections
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:1924_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:La_Follette_School_of_Public_Affairs
statue in National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fighting_Bob
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:La_Follette's_Weekly_Magazine
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:editor
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Josiah_La_Follette
gptkb:Mary_Ferguson_La_Follette
gptkbp:party gptkb:Progressive_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Governor_of_Wisconsin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Hill_Cemetery,_Madison,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:signature Robert La Follette signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Belle_Case_La_Follette
gptkbp:termEnd Governor of Wisconsin: 1906
U.S. Senator: 1925
U.S. House: 1891
gptkbp:termStart U.S. House: 1885
Governor of Wisconsin: 1901
U.S. Senator: 1906
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Progressive_Party_(1912)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5