Ralph Flanders was born on September 28, 1880 in Barnet, VT. Engineer, inventor, and US Senator from Vermont from 1946 to 1959. He was notably one of the first members of Congress to stand up against Joseph McCarthy.
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💰Ralph Flanders Net worth: $16 Million
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About
Engineer, Inventor, and US Senator from Vermont from 1946 to 1959. He was notably one of the first members of Congress to stand up against Joseph McCarthy.
Before Fame
He created more efficient machinery for cutting gears and creating screws, earning him several medals and honors from the U.S. and Britain.
Trivia
In the senate he staked out a middle ground between liberals and conservatives, and argued that rather than look for Communists within, the U.S. should be pushing it back abroad.
Family Life
He was born in Caledonia County, Vermont, the oldest of nine children of a farming family.
Associated With
He introduced the bill to censure Joseph McCarthy, his defense of his beliefs making him a model for Future generations of Vermont politicians.
