Alexander Rives
Alexander Rives | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office February 6, 1871 – August 1, 1882 | |
| Appointed by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 16 Stat. 403 |
| Succeeded by | John Paul |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia | |
| In office December 19, 1866 – June 3, 1869 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 1, 1834 – December 6, 1835 Serving with Thomas J. Randolph | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 5, 1836 – January 6, 1839 Serving with Thomas J. Randolph | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Gilmer |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 6, 1841 – December 4, 1842 Serving with Valentine W. Southall | |
| Preceded by | Isaac A. Coles |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Randolph |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Albemarle district | |
| In office January 12, 1852 – December 4, 1853 Serving with William T. Early | |
| Preceded by | John J. Bowcock |
| Succeeded by | James W. Mason |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Albemarle district | |
| In office December 7, 1857 – December 1, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Randolph |
| Succeeded by | William D. Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Rives June 17, 1806 |
| Died | September 17, 1885 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Monticello Memorial Park Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Whig Republican |
| Education | Hampden–Sydney College |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | lawyer, planter, judge |
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Alexander Rives (June 17, 1806 – September 17, 1885) was a Virginia attorney, politician and plantation owner. He served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.