death_place death_date children party article_title term |office state name
birmingham , alabama 28 december 1970 3 , including l. mendel rivers , jr. democrat l. mendel rivers
 january , 1936 9 , 1934 & ndash ; june 6 member charleston county of the south carolina house of representatives from south carolina l. mendel rivers
l. mendel rivers

lucius mendel rivers -lrb- september 28 , 1905 -- december 28 , 1970 -rrb- was a democratic u.s. representative from south carolina , representing the charleston-based 1st congressional district for nearly 30 years .
he was chairman of the house armed services committee as the u.s. escalated its involvement in the vietnam war .
