Background
Rivers, George Lamb Buist was born on May 26, 1896 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Moultrie Rutledge and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers.
Rivers, George Lamb Buist was born on May 26, 1896 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Moultrie Rutledge and Eliza Ingraham (Buist) Rivers.
Bachelor of Arts, College Charleston, 1916, A.M., 1916. Educated Harvard Law School, 1916-1917, 1919.
Admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1919. Assistant United States district attorney, Eastern District South Carolina., 1922. Member Hagood, Rivers & Young since 1920.
President The Central R.R. of South Carolina. Chairman, director counsel First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Charleston. Director and counsel Citizens & Southern National Bank, South Carolina., Carolina Supplies & Cement Company, American Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Director Planters Fertilizer & Phosphate Company, Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Сompany. Vice president, counsel of Station WCSC, Inc. Director, counsel Wm.
M. Bird & Company Government appeal agent Selective Service Board Northern 15, Charleston, South Carolina. Member County Council of Defense for Charleston County, South Carolina.
Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1924-1928, Senate, 1930. Member Charleston NRA Compliance Board, 1933.
First Lieutenant 18th Field Artillery, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Force. Member American, South Carolina. State and Charleston County bar associations, St. Georges Society, St. Andrew’s Society (past president), Footlight Players (past president), South Carolina.
Society, St. Cecilia Society, Alpha Tau Omega. Mason.; Clubs: Carolina Yacht, Old Town.
Married Ethel Pinckney Rutledge, November 20, 1930. Children: George Lamb Buist, Thomas Rutledge.