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Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his party.
Jan 28, 1996 · The only Senator from the Deep South to vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Ralph W. Yarborough, a liberal Democrat from Texas who fought to expand the role of the Federal Government in ...
Feb 1, 1996 · Ralph Webster "Smilin' Ralph" Yarborough, United States senator and leader of the liberal wing of the Democratic party in Texas, was born at Chandler, Texas, on June 8, 1903, the seventh of nine children of Charles Richard and Nannie Jane (Spear) Yarborough. He attended local schools and developed a youthful fascination for military history.
Jan 28, 1996 · Ralph W. Yarborough, 92, the Lone Star State's legendary liberal Democrat whose intelligent and sometimes flamboyant east Texas oratory served him in the U.S. Senate from 1957 to 1971, died Jan...
Revered by many Texans and other Americans as “the People’s Senator,” Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903–1996) fought for “the little people” in a political career that places him in the ranks of the most influential leaders in Texas history.
Mar 29, 2002 · Patrick Cox’s Ralph Yarborough, the People’s Senator, is the first step in that direction. After 30 years of working in Texas politics, including stints as president of the Barton Springs ...
Jan 30, 1996 · Ralph Webster Yarborough, politician: born Chandler, Texas 8 June 1903; married; died Austin, Texas 27 January 1996.
