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Lucius Mendel Rivers (* 28. September 1905 in Gumville , Berkeley County , South Carolina ; † 28. Dezember 1970 in Birmingham , Alabama ) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker , der knapp 30 Jahre lang den Bundesstaat South Carolina im US-Repräsentantenhaus vertrat.
20. Juni 2016 · Rivers was a conservative Democrat who was often at odds with his party. He frequently criticized American foreign policy, foreign aid, and the United Nations. He was a strong supporter of increased military spending and the establishment of a nuclear navy.
- William V. Moore
Lucius Mendel Rivers, 60, Vorsitzender des Verteidigungsausschusses im amerikanischen Repräsentantenhaus, mußte nacheinander fünf Sitzungen seines Ausschusses absagen.
Congress, House, 1st Congressional District, Rivers, L. Mendel File — Box 39 Scope and Contents From the Series: The Elections series, 1944 to 2008, consists of records documenting the work of the party in Democratic campaigns for public office at the local, state, and national levels.
Biography. RIVERS, LUCIUS MENDEL, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Gumville, Berkeley County, S.C., September 28, 1905; attended the public schools, the College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C., and the University of South Carolina at Columbia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1932 and commenced practice in Charleston, S.C.;
11. Jan. 2024 · "R\” is for Rivers, Lucius Mendel (1905-1970). Congressman. In 1940, Rivers defeated the \“Charleston Ring,\” was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the First District, and was re-elected fifteen times with only minor opposition.
His father, Lucius Rivers was a cotton farmer who ran a turpentine mill. When Mendel was ten years old his father died suddenly of pneumonia. The senior Rivers' death sent the family's fortunes into decline. Eventually, the bank foreclosed on the farm, and forced the Rivers' clan to sell most of its possessions. Rivers' mother, Henrietta, used ...
