Francis Everod Rives (January 14, 1792 – December 26, 1861) was a Virginia Democratic politician and businessman who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Born in Prince George County, near Petersburg, Virginia, Rives received a private education appropriate to his class.
Prince George County voters elected and re-elected Rives as one of their (part-time) representatives in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1821 to 1831.
He then joined the Democratic party and successfully won election to the State senate, where he represented Prince George and neighboring Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and Sussex Counties from 1831 to 1836, and later from 1848 to 1851.
[13] Francis Rives died in late 1861, possibly on November 30 at Littleton in Sussex County,[14] or on December 26, 1861, in Petersburg.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress