Don Yarborough

Don Yarborough
Personal details
Born(1925-12-15)December 15, 1925
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 23, 2009(2009-09-23) (aged 83)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma mater
OccupationAttorney, Politician

Donald Howard Yarborough (December 15, 1925 September 23, 2009) was an American Democratic politician who was among the first in the U.S. South to endorse the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yarborough was an attorney in Houston, Texas. He ran for governor of Texas in 1962, 1964 and 1968.