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| |  RIVERS:See alsoRiversHenderson Buford, Sr. —RichardEvelyn Byrd —CharlesRivers Carroll —JohnRivers Carter —RiversDunn Johnson —WillardFrank Libby —RiversMcNeil —RiversMcNeill —GeorgeRivers Walker | | Rivers, A. B. — of Okmulgee,OkmulgeeCounty, Okla.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOklahoma,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rivers,BuistSeeGeorge Lamb BuistRivers | | Rivers, Cheryl — of Bethel,WindsorCounty, Vt.Democrat.Socialworker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1996,2000;member ofVermontstate senate, 2001.Female.Still living as of 2001. | | Rivers, Daniel E., Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.American Independent candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 2nd District, 1976; AmericanIndependent candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Rivers, E.D.SeeEurith DickinsonRivers | | Rivers, Ernest W. — of Kentucky.U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1965-70.Still living as of 1970. | | Rivers, Eurith Dickinson(1895-1967) —also known asE. D. Rivers — of Lakeland,LanierCounty, Ga.; Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.Born in Center Point,HowardCounty, Ark.,December1, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;Governor ofGeorgia, 1937-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1939-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1940.Died in Lakeland,LanierCounty, Ga.,June 11,1967 (age71 years, 192days).Entombed atCityCemetery, Lakeland, Ga. | | Rivers, Francis E. (bornc.1893) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1930; CityCourt Judge, 1943.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Frank A. — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Mayorof Chicopee, Mass., 1912-14.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, George Lamb Buist (b.1896) —also known asBuist Rivers — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,May 26,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1924-28; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1930; president,The CentralRailroadof South Carolina; director and counsel, Citizens and SouthernNationalBank;director, Life and AccidentInsuranceCompany; vice president and counsel ofradiostation WCSC.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AlphaTau Omega;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Moultrie Rutledge Rivers and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers;married,November20, 1930, to Ethel Pinckney Rutledge. |
| | Rivers, George W. — ofEdgarCounty, Ill.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Edgar County,1847.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Grady, Jr. — of Maywood,CookCounty, Ill.Candidate forvillagepresident of Maywood, Illinois, 2009.Still living as of 2009. | | Rivers, Griffin H., Jr. — also known asGriffin Rivers — of Lansing Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Democrat.Chair ofIngham County Democratic Party, 2007; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Rivers, Harry J. — of Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 5th Ward;elected 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, James Henry — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Mayorof Meridian, Miss., 1903-09.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, January R. — ofBeaufortCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,1892-94.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, John A. — of Ludlow,WindsorCounty, Vt.Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Joseph — U.S. Consular Agent inTela, as of 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Joseph D. D. — ofDenver,Colo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Joseph J. — of Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.Socialist. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plainfield, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, L.MendelSeeLucius MendelRivers | | Rivers, Lucius Mendel(1905-1970) —also known asL. Mendel Rivers — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Gumville,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,September28, 1905.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1933-36; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from South Carolina,1936(alternate),1944,1952,1956(alternate);U.S.Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1941-70; died inoffice 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;ExchangeClub.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,December28, 1970 (age65 years, 91days).Interment atSt.Stephen Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Stephen, S.C. | | Rivers, Lynn Nancy (b.1956) —also known asLynn N. Rivers — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Au Gres,ArenacCounty, Mich.,December19, 1956.Democrat.Caterer andchef;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeatedin primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1996,2000.Female.Protestant.Still living as of 2025. | | Rivers, Mack L. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County11th District, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Rivers, Mark E. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rivers,MendelSeeLucius MendelRivers | | Rivers, Norman J. — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Democrat.Mayorof Three Rivers, Mich., 1983; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Rivers, O. M. — of Bell City,StoddardCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Stoddard County, 1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Rivers, Omer A. — of Marlborough,CheshireCounty, N.H.Democrat. Candidate forNewHampshire state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Prince R. — also known as"The Black Prince" — ofEdgefieldCounty, S.C.;AikenCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from EdgefieldCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1868-74 (EdgefieldCounty 1868-72, Aiken County 1872-74).Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, R. C. — of Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1944(alternate),1952,1964.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Ralph Julian(1903-1976) —also known asRalph J. Rivers — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 23,1903.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1933-44;Alaskaterritory attorney general, 1945-49;mayorof Fairbanks, Alaska, 1952-54; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alaska Territory,1952;member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 4th District, 1955-56;delegateto Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56;U.S.Representative from Alaska at-large, 1959-67; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alaska,1960(alternate),1968.Member,Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution;SigmaChi;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Chehalis,LewisCounty, Wash.,August14, 1976 (age73 years, 83days).Cremated;ashes interred atSunsetMemorial Gardens, Chehalis, Wash. | | Rivers, Richard — ofJohnstonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1794-95, 1796,1801.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Robert C. — of Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.Democrat. Postmaster atBoone,N.C., 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Robert Ernest — ofWheelerCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1927-32.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Sallie J. — of Boone,WataugaCounty, N.C.Democrat. Postmaster atBoone,N.C., 1914-16.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Rivers, Sandra A. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1988.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Rivers, Thomas(1819-1863) —of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee,1819.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1855-57.Slaveowner. Died in1863(ageabout44 years).Interment atSomervilleCemetery, Somerville, Tenn. | | Rivers, Thomas B. (bornc.1928) —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1928. Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1956; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 11th District, 1968; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Still living as of 1969. | | Rivers, Victor C.(1905-1959) —of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska;Anchorage,Alaska.Born in Washington,1905.Democrat. Member ofAlaskaterritorial senate, 1937-40, 1947-50, 1957-58 (4th District1937-40, 3rd District 1947-50, 1957-58);AlaskaTerritory Democratic Party chair, 1949;delegateto Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.DiedSeptember25, 1959 (ageabout 54years).Interment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska. | | Rivers, William Leland — ofChesterfieldCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Chesterfield County, 1947-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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