| RIVERS (Soundex
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— See also
CHIVERS,
DIVERS,
DRIVER,
GRIVER,
IVERS,
IVERSEN,
IVERSON,
KOPRIVER,
OLIVERS,
RIVER,
RIVERA,
RIVERIUS,
RIVERO,
RIVERSIDE,
RIVERSMITH,
RIVES,
SCHRIVER,
SCRIVER,
SELIVERSTOV,
SHIVERS,
SHRIVER,
SIVERSON,
STIVERS,
UNIVERSITY,
VERS.
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See also
Rivers
Henderson Buford, Sr. —
Richard
Evelyn Byrd —
Charles
Rivers Carroll —
John
Rivers Carter —
Rivers
Dunn Johnson —
Willard
Frank Libby —
Rivers
McNeil —
Rivers
McNeill —
George
Rivers Walker |
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Rivers, A. B. —
of Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Buist See George Lamb Buist
Rivers |
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Rivers, Cheryl —
of Bethel, Windsor
County, Vt.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,
1996,
2000;
member of Vermont
state senate, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Rivers, Daniel E., Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1976; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 1976.
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D. See Eurith Dickinson
Rivers |
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Rivers, Ernest W. —
of Kentucky.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1965-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Rivers, Eurith Dickinson
(1895-1967) —
also known as E. D. Rivers —
of Lakeland, Lanier
County, Ga.; Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Center Point, Howard
County, Ark., December
1, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Governor of
Georgia, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Died in Lakeland, Lanier
County, Ga., June 11,
1967 (age 71 years, 192
days).
Entombed at City
Cemetery, Lakeland, Ga.
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Rivers, Francis E. (born
c.1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1930; City
Court Judge, 1943.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, George Lamb Buist (b.
1896) —
also known as Buist Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., May 26,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1924-28; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1930; president,
The Central Railroad
of South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and Southern
National Bank;
director, Life and Accident Insurance
Company; vice president and counsel of radio
station WCSC.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers;
married, November
20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. |
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Rivers, George W. —
of Edgar
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Edgar County,
1847.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Grady, Jr. —
of Maywood, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for village
president of Maywood, Illinois, 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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Rivers, Griffin H., Jr. —
also known as Griffin Rivers —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 2007; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rivers, Harry J. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 5th Ward;
elected 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, James Henry —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Meridian, Miss., 1903-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, January R. —
of Beaufort
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1892-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, John A. —
of Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Joseph —
U.S. Consular Agent in Tela, as of 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Joseph D. D. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Joseph J. —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Rivers, L.
Mendel See Lucius Mendel
Rivers |
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Rivers, Lucius Mendel
(1905-1970) —
also known as L. Mendel Rivers —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Gumville, Berkeley
County, S.C., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died in
office 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., December
28, 1970 (age 65 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C.
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Rivers, Lynn Nancy (b.
1956) —
also known as Lynn N. Rivers —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Au Gres, Arenac
County, Mich., December
19, 1956.
Democrat. Caterer and
chef; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated
in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2021.
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Rivers, Mack L. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Rivers, Mark E. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mendel See Lucius Mendel
Rivers |
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Rivers, Norman J. —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Rivers, O. M. —
of Bell City, Stoddard
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Rivers, Omer A. —
of Marlborough, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Prince R. —
also known as "The Black Prince" —
of Edgefield
County, S.C.; Aiken
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Edgefield
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-74 (Edgefield
County 1868-72, Aiken County 1872-74).
African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, R. C. —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1952,
1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Ralph Julian
(1903-1976) —
also known as Ralph J. Rivers —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 23,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1933-44; Alaska
territory attorney general, 1945-49; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-54; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1952;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1955-56; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1959-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960
(alternate), 1968.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Chehalis, Lewis
County, Wash., August
14, 1976 (age 73 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Wash.
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Rivers, Richard —
of Johnston
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1794-95, 1796,
1801.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Robert C. —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Democrat. Postmaster at Boone,
N.C., 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Robert Ernest —
of Wheeler
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1927-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Sallie J. —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Democrat. Postmaster at Boone,
N.C., 1914-16.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Sandra A. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Rivers, Thomas
(1819-1863) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Tennessee, 1819.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1863
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Somerville
Cemetery, Somerville, Tenn.
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Rivers, Thomas B. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1968.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rivers, Victor C.
(1905-1959) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Washington, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial senate, 1937-40, 1947-50, 1957-58 (4th District
1937-40, 3rd District 1947-50, 1957-58); Alaska
Territory Democratic Party chair, 1949; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Died September
25, 1959 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Rivers, William Leland —
of Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1947-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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