| 1936 February 2 |
Born Washington, D.C. to U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. and Rachel (Young) La
Follette. (Grandson of U.S. Senator Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette.)
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| 1957 |
Married Lynn Godwin; divorced 1969.
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| 1958 |
B.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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| 1960 |
L.L.B. University of Wisconsin Law School.
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| 1960 |
Son Robert M. La Follette IV born.
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| 1960-1962 |
Private law practice in Madison.
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| 1961 |
Daughter Deborah C. La Follette born.
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| 1962-1964 |
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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| 1964 |
Family homestead, Maple Bluff Farm, located near Madison, designated a National Historic
Landmark.
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| 1964-1968 |
Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin (Democrat)--2 terms.
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| 1965 |
American Specialists Abroad Program, lectured in India and Ceylon (now Sri
Lanka).
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| 1966-1969 |
Member of President Lyndon Johnson's Consumer Advisory Council; chairman,
1967-1968.
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| 1967-1968 |
Co-chairman of Vice-President Hubert Humphrey's Task Force on Consumers.
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| 1968 |
Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin; lost bid.
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| 1968 |
Elected to the Board of Directors of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine; reelected 1974.
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| 1969-1974 |
Private law practice in Madison.
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| 1974 November 25 |
Took oath of office as Wisconsin's Attorney General, filling the unexpired term of
Robert W. Warren. He had been elected Attorney General in the November 5, 1974 election.
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| 1975-1978 |
Co-chairman U.S. Savings Bond Drive for State Employees.
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| 1976 |
Honorary Chairman Wisconsin Association for Mental Health Fund Drive.
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| 1978 |
Chairman Dane County State Employees Combined Campaign.
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| 1978 |
Reelected to fourth term as Attorney General.
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| 1978 |
Married Barbara (Wood) Emmons.
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| 1982 |
Elected to fifth term as Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin.
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