Eurith Dickenson (ED) Rivers (December 5, 1895– June 11, 1967) was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. He was Democratic Governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lanier County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Rivers' election as governor came after a stormy Democratic Primary in 1936 in which the race served as a surrogate referendum on President Roosevelt's New Deal. Since Georgia didn't allow three consecutive terms, Governor Talmadge was not eligible. Talmadge, who strongly opposed the New Deal and had delayed its implementation in Georgia, ran for the U.S. Senate and backed Charles D. Redmond for governor. Rivers, who as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives had strongly supported the New Deal, was his opponent, and won with about 60 percent of the vote (the same margin by which Talmadge lost his Senate race). The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only person to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: New Deal The New Deal is the name given to the series of programs implemented under President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the goal of stabilizing, reforming and stimulating the United States economy during the Great Depression. ... Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884–December 21, 1946) was an American politician who served as governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1933 to 1937 and again from 1941 to 1943. ... The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia. ...

Rivers' first term (two years) as governor saw Georgia pass the legislation required to bring New Deal programs into the state, and was widely acclaimed. During his second term, dissatisfaction with the taxes required by these programs led to difficulty and retrenchment in the state's budget, and in the 1940 elections Talmadge was returned to office. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Rivers died at Lakeland, Georgia in 1967 and is buried in the City Cemetery there. Lakeland is a city located in Lanier County, Georgia. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...