William Cabell Rives
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William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793 – April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat from Virginia. Initially a Jackson Democrat as well as member of the First Families of Virginia, Rives served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing first Nelson County, then Albemarle County, Virginia, before service in both the U.S. House and Senate (his final term as a Whig). Rives also served two separate terms as U.S. Minister to France. During the Andrew Jackson administration, Rives negotiated a treaty whereby the French agreed to pay the U.S. for spoliation claims from the Napoleonic Wars. During the American Civil War, Rives became a Delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress and the Confederate House of Representatives.[1]
William Cabell Rives | |
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Member of the Confederate Congress from Virginia's 7th district | |
In office May 2, 1864 – March 2, 1865 | |
Preceded by | James Philemon Holcombe |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Delegate from Virginia to the Provisional Confederate Congress | |
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
United States Minister to France | |
In office 1849–1853 | |
Appointed by | Zachary Taylor |
Preceded by | Richard Rush |
Succeeded by | John Y. Mason |
In office 1829–1833 | |
Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
Preceded by | James Brown |
Succeeded by | Levett Harris |
United States Senator from Virginia | |
In office January 18, 1841 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Isaac S. Pennybacker |
In office March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1839 | |
Preceded by | John Tyler Jr. |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office December 10, 1832 – February 22, 1834 | |
Preceded by | Littleton W. Tazewell |
Succeeded by | Benjamin W. Leigh |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1823 – 1829 | |
Preceded by | Thomas L. Moore |
Succeeded by | William F. Gordon |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County | |
In office 1822-23 | |
Preceded by | Charles Cocke |
Succeeded by | Thomas Mann Randolph |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Nelson County | |
In office 1817–1820 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Shelton |
Succeeded by | John P. Cobbs |
Personal details | |
Born | alongside William F. Gordon (1793-05-04)May 4, 1793 Amherst County, Virginia |
Died | April 25, 1868(1868-04-25) (aged 74) Charlottesville, Virginia |
Resting place | alongside William F. Gordon alongside Thomas McCleland, John P. Cobbs and Joseph Shelton |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic, Whig |
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