: Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Big ▁Ot ter ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁state ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Virginia ▁ ▁References ▁US GS ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁Service ▁US GS ▁H ydro logic ▁Unit ▁Map ▁- ▁State ▁of ▁Virginia ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Virginia <0x0A> </s> ▁Benjamin ▁Frank ▁Wh el ch el ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁L ump kin ▁County , ▁near ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia , ▁Wh el ch el ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁priv ately ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁court ▁of ▁Hall ▁County ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Wh el ch el ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - four th ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁( J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a