Francis E. Rives

Francis Everod Rives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
Preceded by	John Y. Mason
Succeeded by	George B. Cary
Member of the Virginia Senate from Amelia, Powhatan and Chesterfield Counties and the City of Petersburg
In office 1848–1850
Preceded by	James Cox
Succeeded by	District abolished
Member of the Virginia Senate from Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex Counties
In office 1831–1835
Preceded by	John Y. Mason
Succeeded by	Joel Holleman
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince George County
In office 1821–1830 Alongside Nathaniel Colley, James Temple, Allen Temple, George Harrison
Preceded by	Multi-member district before 1830
Succeeded by	William Shands
Personal details
Born	(1792-01-14)January 14, 1792 Prince George County, Virginia
Died	Petersburg, Virginia
Resting place	Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	planter, businessman

Francis Everod Rives (January 14, 1792 – December 26, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Prince George County, near Petersburg, Virginia, Rives completed preparatory studies. He engaged in planting and in the building and management of railways in Virginia and North Carolina. He served as member of the State house of delegates from 1821 to 1831. He served in the State senate from 1831 to 1836 from 1848 to 1851.

Rives was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Twenty-sixth Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He served as mayor of Petersburg from May 6, 1847, to May 5, 1848. He died in Petersburg, December 26, 1861. He was interred in Blandford Cemetery.

Electoral history

• 1837; Rives was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 80.61% of the vote, defeating fellow Democrat William B. Goodwyn.

• 1839; Rives was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Whig James W. Pegram.

Sources

• Francis E. Rives at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Y. Mason	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1837–1841	Succeeded by George B. Cary