William Cabell Rives Politician

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 04, 1793
Birth place	Virginia , Amherst County Virginia
Date of death	April 25, 1868
Place of death	Virginia , Charlottesville Virginia

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Office holder

office	United States Minister to France Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County Delegate from Virginia to the Provisional Confederate Congress Member of the Confederate Congress from Virginia's 7th district
party	Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Jacksonian democracy
region	Virginia Virginia's 10th congressional district
successor	Benjamin W. Leigh William F. Gordon Isaac S. Pennybacker John Y. Mason