|
| Affiliation | Democratic |
|
| Name | Francis E. Rives |
| Address |
, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
January 14, 1792
|
| Died | December 26, 1861
(69 years)
|
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 06, 2013 06:52pm |
| Tags |
|
| Info | RIVES, Francis Everod, a Representative from Virginia; born in Prince George County, near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., January 14, 1792; completed preparatory studies; engaged in planting and in the building and management of railways in Virginia and North Carolina; member of the State house of delegates 1821-1831; served in the State senate 1831-1836, 1848-1851; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841); chairman, Committee on Elections (Twenty-sixth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination; mayor of Petersburg, Va., from May 6, 1847, to May 5, 1848; died in Petersburg, Va., December 26, 1861; interment in Blandford Cemetery.
|
 | BOOKS |
 |
|
| Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
| Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|
