William Cabell Rives

William Cabell Rives
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
Parent	alongside William F. Gordon alongside Thomas McCleland, John P. Cobbs and Joseph Shelton

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]