| | '''Roy Robert Whittenburg, Sr.''' (January 11, 1913 – December 29, 1980), was a landowner, [[oil]]man, rancher, [[Bank|banker]], and [[newspaper]] [[Publish|publishe]]r from, principally, [[Amarillo]], [[Texas]], who was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee in 1958 for the [[U.S. Senate]] against the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]], [[Ralph Yarborough]], a leading figure among [[liberal]]s in the state. | | '''Roy Robert Whittenburg, Sr.''' (January 11, 1913 – December 29, 1980), was a landowner, [[oil]]man, rancher, [[Bank|banker]], and [[newspaper]] [[Publish|publishe]]r from, principally, [[Amarillo]], [[Texas]], who was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee in 1958 for the [[U.S. Senate]] against the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[incumbent]], [[Ralph Yarborough]], a leading figure among [[liberal]]s in the state. |