Ralph Yarborough

E823111

Ralph Yarborough was a prominent Texas Democratic politician and long-serving U.S. Senator known for his strong support of civil rights and Great Society legislation.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senator
human
politician
almaMater Sam Houston State Teachers College NERFINISHED
University of Texas School of Law NERFINISHED
University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED
burialPlace Texas State Cemetery NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-06-08
dateOfDeath 1996-01-27
endTime 1971-01-03
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Yarborough NERFINISHED
givenName Ralph NERFINISHED
heldPosition judge of the 53rd District Court of Texas
honoredIn Ralph W. Yarborough Branch Library, Austin Public Library NERFINISHED
ideology liberalism
knownFor support for Great Society programs
support for civil rights legislation
memberOf United States Senate
militaryBranch United States Army
name Ralph Webster Yarborough NERFINISHED
notableVote vote in favor of Medicare establishment
vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
vote in favor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
occupation attorney
judge
placeOfBirth Chandler, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld United States Senator from Texas
precededBy Price Daniel NERFINISHED
ranFor Governor of Texas
religion Baptist
represented Texas NERFINISHED
residence Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Opal Warren Yarborough NERFINISHED
startTime 1957-04-29
succeededBy Lloyd Bentsen NERFINISHED
supported Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 NERFINISHED
Higher Education Act of 1965 NERFINISHED
Medicaid NERFINISHED
Medicare NERFINISHED
Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED
War on Poverty programs NERFINISHED
unsuccessfulCandidacyFor Governor of Texas

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texas State Cemetery hasBurial Ralph Yarborough