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- Birth nameRalph Webster Yarborough
- Ralph Yarborough was born on June 8, 1903 in Chandler, Texas, USA. He died on January 27, 1996 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- Was elected to the United States Senate in 1957 to fill the unexpired term of (Marion) Price Daniel, who resigned to become Governor of Texas.
- Was the only Southern senator to vote for The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Voting Rights Act of 1964.
- Was riding in the motorcade in Dallas (2 cars back) with Vice President Lyndon Johnson when President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed.
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