Eurith D. Rivers
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 (aged 71) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mattie Lucille Lashley |
| Children | Eurith Dickinson Rivers Jr. and Geraldine |
| Parent(s) | Millie Annie Wilkerson and James Matthew Rivers |
| Alma mater | Young Harris College LaSalle Extension University |
| Profession | Attorney and newspaper editor |
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Eurith Dickinson Rivers (December 1, 1895 – June 11, 1967), commonly known as E. D. Rivers and informally as "Ed" Rivers, was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was the 68th Governor of Georgia, serving from 1937 to 1941.