WHAT 'FIGHTING BOB' MEANS TODAY - A PROCLAMATION.(FIGHTING BOB FIGHTS ON)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | June 14, 2005 | Copyright

The State of Wisconsin

Office of Gov. Jim Doyle

WHEREAS, Robert Marion La Follette Sr., commonly known as "Fighting Bob" La Follette, was born on June 14, 1855, in Primrose Township, Dane County, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, Robert M. La Follette Sr. was elected to the United States House of Representatives three times (1885-1891), was elected governor of Wisconsin three times (1901-1906), and was elected to the United States Senate four times (1906-1925), and ran for president in 1924; and

WHEREAS, Robert M. La Follette Sr. opposed political ...

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