William Cabell Rives
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| Member of the Confederate Congress from Virginia's 7th district | |
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In office May 2, 1864 – March 2, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | James Philemon Holcombe |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Delegate from Virginia to the Provisional Confederate Congress | |
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In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| United States Minister to France | |
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In office 1849–1853 |
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| Appointed by | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | Richard Rush |
| Succeeded by | John Y. Mason |
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In office 1829–1833 |
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| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | James Brown |
| Succeeded by | Levett Harris |
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office January 18, 1841 – March 4, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Isaac S. Pennybacker |
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In office March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | John Tyler, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
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In office December 10, 1832 – February 22, 1834 |
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| Preceded by | Littleton W. Tazewell |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin W. Leigh |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – April 17, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas L. Moore |
| Succeeded by | William F. Gordon |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County | |
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In office 1822 Alongside William F. Gordon |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Nelson County | |
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In office 1817–1819 Alongside Thomas McCleland, John Cobbs and Joseph Shelton |
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| Personal details | |
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May 4, 1793 Amherst County, Virginia |
| Died | April 25, 1868 (aged 74) Charlottesville, Virginia |
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Democratic, Whig |
William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793 – April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France. During the American Civil War, Rives served as a Delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress and as a member of the Confederate House of Representatives.
Rives was born at "Union Hill", the estate of his grandfather, Col. William Cabell, in Amherst County, Virginia. It was located on the James River in what is now Nelson County. His parents were Robert (1764–1845) and Margaret Cabell (c. 1770–1815) Rives, and his brothers included Alexander Rives. He was a great-uncle of Alexander Brown, author of books on the early history of Virginia and a family history, The Cabells and their Kin (1895).
After private tutoring, Rives attended Hampden-Sydney College, followed by the College of William and Mary.
He left Williamsburg to study law with Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, and in 1814 was admitted to the bar at Richmond. Rives began his law practice in Nelson County, but after marrying Judith Page Walker (1802–1882) in 1819, he moved to her estate Castle Hill, near Cobham in Albemarle County. This was his home for the remainder of his life.
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