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Bftbttt Jforion LaTall»t%t
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
l a t e r o~r fspers

IB
Date* 3/26/56

ROBOT MAKIOfl

(1*55 The papers of Rftbtrt K« IrfiF<jil«tte# attorney, Congressman,
l i b e r a l , U» S. NaatPf froa Visoc-isia, are divided between
Wisconsin State Hi-torical Sool^tgr la MttdiiO* Lad the Library of
Congress*
the collection 1A th« Wisconsin 5tet« Hi8toricud
m&inly with Mr. L&Foilette*J e&rly career (pre-S^n&toriol) 9
perticul&rly hi» p i i s 4 M Gorernor (1901-05)* there ar© oiu^ &
scattered papers dated after 1910 and none of these relate to the
Fedar^l Heserve System, Tse coXiecVion 1< MnVfigWl
MQ detailed ind©% llM b#«H B«4«| but i t i s open Tor

Papers rel&tixig to LaFoliette's Senatorial career
1906 are in the Library of Congress but ere closed to e l l but the
L&FoHette family.

See? Letter of 3/l?/$6 from Wisconsin State Historical Society filed
under U FGLLETTE, ROBERT H.




Robert M&rion S*&Follett*
II

Biographical Kote

1855,

U

Born, Primrose, Wisconsin

1879

B«S,, Unlv, of Wisconsin

xaao

Admitted to bar
District attorney, Cane Counter
* 3X

Married Belle Case

1385-91

Meaber, 4,9th to 51st Congresses, 3rd Wieeonsin
District

1896, 1904

Delegate, Republican Kationfel Convention

1901-05

Governor of Wisconsinj elected for 3 terms (1901-07)
resigned in 1905 to become 9, S* Senator

1905-25

U# 8, Senator

1908

Received 25 votas for presidential nominetion,
Itetion&l Convention, Chicago

1925, June 18

Died

Author ofi

Narrative of Folitlc&l Ixperiencef»
(autobiography))

See I Whp Was Who in iir>erica> 1897-1942, vol# I , Mgrquis




1913*