Congressman William Leroy LaFollette was born on 30. Nov. 1860 at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. He was the son of
Harvey Marion LaFollette and
Susan Catherine Fullenwider. Congressman William Leroy LaFollette married
Mary Tabor on 14. Sep. 1885 at Boone County, Indiana.
Congressman William Leroy LaFollette was shown in the census on 5. Jul. 1900 as a farmer.
He and
Mary Tabor appeared on the census of 5. Jul. 1900 at Seats Precinct, Whitman County, Washington,
; 6 children, 6 living.
Congressman William Leroy LaFollette was shown in the census on 16. Apr. 1910 as a farmer.
He and
Mary Tabor appeared on the census of 16. Apr. 1910 at Pullman, Whitman County, Washington,
; 7 children, 7 living. Congressman William Leroy LaFollette held the position of Congressman from the State of Washington bt 4. Mar. 1911 - 3. Mar. 1919.
Congressman William Leroy LaFollette was shown in the census on 19. Jan. 1920 as manager of own real estate.
He and
Mary Tabor appeared on the census of 19. Jan. 1920 at Washington, District of Columbia.
Congressman William Leroy LaFollette and
Mary Tabor appeared on the census of 4. Apr. 1930 at Colfax, Whitman County, Washington,
; real estate value 10,000.00. Congressman William Leroy LaFollette died on 20. Dec. 1934 at Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, at age 74. He was buried at Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman County, Washington.
LA FOLLETTE, William Leroy, a Representative from Washington; born in Thorntown, near Shammondale, Boone County, Ind., November 30, 1860; attended the graded schools in Thorntown, Ind., and at the same time clerked in a store and was employed at the jewelry trade; attended Indiana Central Normal College in Thorntown; moved to the Territory of Washington in 1876 and located in the Willamette Valley in Oregon; moved to the Palouse country in 1877; engaged in agricultural pursuits, stock raising, and fruit growing in Whitman County, and was also extensively engaged as an orchardist at Wawawai, Wash; disposed of his fruit interests in 1908 and moved to Pullman, Wash; member of the State house of representatives 1899-1901; member of the World’s Fair Commission and had charge of the Washington State building at the Chicago Exposition in 1893; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1919); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918; resided in Spokane, Wash., 1920-1923, and Princess Anne, Md., 1924 and 1925; moved to Colfax, Wash., in 1927; resumed his former business activities; died in Colfax, Wash., December 20, 1934; interment in Colfax Cemetery.