About George Lamb Buist Rivers
Lived 1896 – 1963 (aged 66–67). George Lamb Buist Rivers was an American politician.
George Lamb Buist Rivers (May 26, 1896 - September 12, 1963) was an American lawyer, politician, businessman, and civic leader. He served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate, and as the president of the Central Railroad of South Carolina.
Early life Rivers was born on May 26, 1896, in Charleston, South Carolina. He had two brothers, John M. Rivers and Arthur L. Rivers, and a sister, who married Charles Webb.
Career Rivers started his career by working for his father's law firm, Hagood, Rivers & Young, in 1919.
Rivers served on the board of directors of the Franklin Insurance Company in 1936. He became the president of the Central Railroad of South Carolina in 1947. In 1959, with Hans F. Paul, Rivers represented Theodore Reed, a driver who ran over three African Americans (Dorothy Matheny, Hurtel Cabell, and Frank Hodges).
Rivers served on the South Carolina Research, Planning and Development Board from 1951 to 1958.
Personal life, death and legacy Rivers married Ethel Pinckney Rutledge.
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American lawyer, politician, and businessman (1896–1963)
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George Lamb Buist Rivers was born in 1896.
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George Lamb Buist Rivers died in 1963.
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George Lamb Buist Rivers was a politician.
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