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E. D. Rivers | |
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![]() E.D. Rivers visits the White House as Georgia's governor-elect on December 22, 1936. | |
68th Governor of Georgia | |
In office January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Talmadge |
Succeeded by | Eugene Talmadge |
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1933–1937 | |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1924 | |
Member of the Georgia Senate | |
In office 1926 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eurith Dickinson Rivers December 1, 1895 Center Point, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | June 11, 1967 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mattie Lucille Lashley[1] |
Children | Eurith Dickinson Rivers Jr. and Geraldine[1] |
Parent(s) | Millie Annie Wilkerson and James Matthew Rivers[1] |
Alma mater | Young Harris College LaSalle Extension University[1] |
Profession | Attorney and newspaper editor[1] |
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Eurith Dickinson Rivers (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), commonly known as E. D. Rivers and informally as "Ed" Rivers,[citation needed] was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was the 68th Governor of Georgia, serving from 1937 to 1941.