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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 ...
- American
- James Philemon Holcombe
- Position abolished
William Cabell Rives (1793-1868) The political genius of the Cabell family concentrated in the fourth generation of Cabells in America on William Cabell Rives, the great-grandson of patriarch William Cabell.
William Cabell Rives (1793-1868) Descendants of William Cabell Rives; Descendants of William Cabell Rives . Shown here in front of an idealized “Castle Hill,” the Albemarle County home of William C. Rives, are his three sons: Francis Robert Rives, William Cabell Rives, Jr., and Alfred Landon Rives. Oil on Canvas.
The fruitful union of Margaret J. Cabell and Robert Rives produced several leading statesmen, including William C. Rives, a Virginia Whig and, for a time, the most prominent political figure in the Commonwealth. While still in his teenage years, Robert Rives had served in the Revolutionary War and was present at Yorktown.
Dec 15, 2022 · Son of Robert Rives Sr and Margaret Jordan (Cabell) Rives. Brother of Henry Rives, Landon Cabell Rives, Margaret J Rives, Lucy Shands (Rives) Brown, Paulina Cabell (Rives) Pollard, Robert Rives Jr., James B Rives, George Rives, Elizabeth Rives and Alexander Rives.
- Male
- May 4, 1793
- Judith Page (Walker) Rives
- April 25, 1868
Rives was the third president of the Virginia Historical Society (1847–68), biographer of Madison, and editor of a four volume edition of Madison’s papers. Barclay Rives will discuss highlights of the life of this Virginia statesman, historian, and agriculturalist.
William Cabell Rives (rēvz), 1793–1868, American politician and diplomat, b. Nelson co. (then part of Amherst co.), Va. A lawyer, he sat in the Virginia legislature (1817–21, 1822–23), was a U.S. Representative (1823–29), and served (1829–32, 1849–53) as minister to France.
