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Alexander Rives
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Alexander Rives served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Feb 6, 1871.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Feb 6, 1871
- Born
- 1806
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaUlysses Grant · Feb 6, 1871 – Aug 1, 1882
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
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