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| + | |name=Eurith Dickinson Rivers | ||
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| + | |party=[[Democrat]] | ||
| + | |spouse=Mattie Lucile Lashley | ||
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| + | {{Officeholder/governor | ||
| + | |state=Georgia | ||
| + | |terms=January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Eugene Talmadge]] | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Eugene Talmadge]] | ||
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'''Eurith Dickinson Rivers''' (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), also known as '''E. D. Rivers''', was a [[Democrat]] [[Klansman]] and [[left-wing]] [[New Deal]]er from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's governor from 1937–41, previously being the Speaker of the lower state legislature. He was a leader of the anti-[[Eugene Talmadge|Talmadge]] faction of the state's Democratic Party in his support for President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s liberal policies. | '''Eurith Dickinson Rivers''' (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), also known as '''E. D. Rivers''', was a [[Democrat]] [[Klansman]] and [[left-wing]] [[New Deal]]er from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's governor from 1937–41, previously being the Speaker of the lower state legislature. He was a leader of the anti-[[Eugene Talmadge|Talmadge]] faction of the state's Democratic Party in his support for President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s liberal policies. | ||
Revision as of 03:33, February 27, 2021
| Eurith Dickinson Rivers | |
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| Former Governor of Georgia From: January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941 | |
| Predecessor | Eugene Talmadge |
| Successor | Eugene Talmadge |
| 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 1937–41, 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.
External links
- E. D. Rivers (1895-1967) via New Georgia Encyclopedia