Pol it icians ▁from ▁W inn ip eg ▁Category : Les bian ▁polit icians ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁L GB T ▁people ▁in ▁provincial ▁and ▁territorial ▁legisl atures ▁Category : W omen ▁government ▁minister s ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian ▁women ▁polit icians ▁Category : W omen ▁fin ance ▁minister s <0x0A> </s> ▁Lu cius ▁M end el ▁R ivers ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Democratic ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁representing ▁the ▁Char l eston - based ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Committee ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁es cal ated ▁its ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁M end el ▁R ivers ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁G um ville , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁to ▁Lu cius ▁Ham pton ▁R ivers ▁and ▁Henri etta ▁Mar ion ▁McC ay . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Stephen ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁lived ▁comfort ably ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁when ▁Lu cius ▁died ▁from ▁p neum onia . ▁M end el ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁Ear le ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁running ▁the ▁farm , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁agricult