Facts: - death place: chehalis , washington - preceded: bob bartlett -lrb- delegate -rrb- - party: democratic - death date: 14 august 1976 - district: at-large - term end: december 30 , 1966 - succeeded: howard w. pollock - term start: january 3 , 1959 - state: alaska - name: ralph julian rivers - birth date: 23 may 1903 - birth place: seattle , washington - alma mater: university of washington Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ralph julian rivers .
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ralph julian rivers -lrb- may 23 , 1903 -- august 14 , 1976 -rrb- was a democratic united states representative from alaska .