Senator Ralph Yarborough

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gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Texas_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1903-06-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Henderson,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Texas_State_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ralph_Yarborough_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Labor_and_Human_Resources_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:John_Connally
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:George_H.W._Bush
gptkb:John_Tower
William_C._
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-01-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:electionYear 1956
1962
1964
1966
1970
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ralph_Webster_Yarborough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Ralph Yarborough
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ralph_Yarborough%2C_1961.jpg/220px-Ralph_Yarborough%2C_1961.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for education and civil rights
gptkbp:legacy Civil rights advocacy
Support for public education
Influence_on_Texas_politics
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Ralph
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:office U.S._Senator_from_Texas
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Austin,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ralph_Yarborough_signature.svg/220px-Ralph_Yarborough_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn_Yarborough
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Tower
gptkbp:termEnd 1971-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1957-01-03