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==Governor of Georgia== | ==Governor of Georgia== | ||
===1936 election=== | ===1936 election=== | ||
| − | Incumbent two-term governor [[Eugene Talmadge]] was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a [[New Deal]]er in favor of federal government programs amidst the [[Great Depression]], he handily won the primary election<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378445 GA Governor - D Primary - Sep 09, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 26, 2021.</ref> over | + | Incumbent two-term governor [[Eugene Talmadge]] was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a [[New Deal]]er in favor of federal government programs amidst the [[Great Depression]], he handily won the primary election<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378445 GA Governor - D Primary - Sep 09, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 26, 2021.</ref> over Talmadge-backed anti-New Dealer Charles D. Redwine in an election cycle heavily favorable for [[liberals]] as racist white Southerners supported Roosevelt's big government policies.<ref>Williamson, Kevin D. (August 29, 2018). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/senator-richard-russell-history-of-racist-progressives/ Was Senator Russell a ‘Conservative’ Democrat?]. ''National Review''. Retrieved February 26, 2021.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:00, 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 | ||
| Former Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives From: 1933–1937 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | ??? | ||
| Information | |||
| 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.
Governor of Georgia
1936 election
Incumbent two-term governor Eugene Talmadge was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a New Dealer in favor of federal government programs amidst the Great Depression, he handily won the primary election[1] over Talmadge-backed anti-New Dealer Charles D. Redwine in an election cycle heavily favorable for liberals as racist white Southerners supported Roosevelt's big government policies.[2]
References
- ↑ GA Governor - D Primary - Sep 09, 1936. Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Williamson, Kevin D. (August 29, 2018). Was Senator Russell a ‘Conservative’ Democrat?. National Review. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
External links
- E. D. Rivers (1895-1967) via New Georgia Encyclopedia