Eurith D. Rivers
| Eurith Dickinson Rivers | |||
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| Former Governor of Georgia From: January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941 | |||
| Predecessor | Eugene Talmadge | ||
| Successor | Eugene Talmadge | ||
| Former Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives From: 1933–1937 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mattie Lucile Lashley | ||
Eurith Dickinson Rivers (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), also known as E. D. Rivers, was a Democrat Klansman and left-wing New Dealer from Georgia who served as the state's governor from 1937 to 1941, previously being the Speaker of the lower state legislature. He was a leader of the anti-Talmadge faction of the state's Democratic Party in his support for President Franklin Roosevelt's liberal policies.
Governor of Georgia
1936 election
Incumbent two-term governor Eugene Talmadge was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a New Dealer in favor of federal government programs amidst the Great Depression, he handily won the primary election[1] over Talmadge-backed anti-New Dealer Charles D. Redwine in an election cycle heavily favorable for liberals as racist white Southerners supported Roosevelt's big government policies.[2]
References
- ↑ GA Governor - D Primary - Sep 09, 1936. Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Williamson, Kevin D. (August 29, 2018). Was Senator Russell a ‘Conservative’ Democrat?. National Review. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
External links
- E. D. Rivers (1895-1967) via New Georgia Encyclopedia
