Difference between revisions of "Eurith D. Rivers"
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|name=Eurith Dickinson Rivers | |name=Eurith Dickinson Rivers | ||
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|party=[[Democrat]] | |party=[[Democrat]] | ||
|spouse=Mattie Lucile Lashley | |spouse=Mattie Lucile Lashley | ||
Revision as of 03:37, 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 | ||
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| 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