biography
| name: |
La Follette, Philip Fox
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pronunciation:
[la folet]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1897–1965)
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, the son of Robert Marion La Follette Sr. A lawyer, he served as governor (Republican, Wisconsin, 1931–3, Progressive, 1935–9), pushing through the first state unemployment insurance plan. He founded the ill-fated National Progressive Party in 1938, losing his own re-election campaign. After serving on General MacArthur's staff, he practised law, and became president of Hazeltine Electronics (1955–9). |
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