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Harvey Marion LaFollette

American teacher

Died when: 71 years 12 days (852 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Harvey Marion LaFollette

Harvey Marion LaFollette (September 8, 1858 – September 20, 1929) was an American teacher and educator, who as a young man, served two terms as Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction.

He then moved to Tennessee, where he established the town of LaFollette.His company, LaFollette Coal, Iron, and Railway Company, eventually employed more than 1500 people and was the largest blast furnace in the Southern United States.


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