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Alexander Rives
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · 1871
Alexander Rives , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. 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.
Education
- Hampden-Sydney College1825
- University of Virginia1829
Career
Planter, Albemarle County, Virginia, 1829-1871; State delegate, Virginia, 1852-1853; State senator, Virginia, 1859-1867; Rector, University of Virginia, 1865-1866; Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1866-1869
Biography
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.
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