Clair Engle was born in Bakersfield, California on September 21, 1911. He was a member of the Democratic Party, moving up the ranks to become a United States Representative in 1944 and then Senator in 1958. In August, 1963, he underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, which left him partially paralyzed. Engle is best remembered for participating in the vote breaking the filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the US Senate while partially paralyzed and unable to speak. He died on July 30, 1964.
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