[3] His father was the secretary of the American legation at London under U.S. Minister to Great Britain Edward Everett during the William Henry Harrison administration.

Senator and Minister to France who studied law under Thomas Jefferson and was a friend of James Madison.

[5][b] George's uncle was noted engineer Alfred Landon Rives and his first cousin was author Amélie Rives, who married John Armstrong Chanler (a descendant of John Jacob Astor) and, later, Russian Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy.

[6] Rives' term as Assistant Secretary of State ended in 1889 after Cleveland's defeat by Benjamin Harrison during the 1888 presidential election.

Rives was succeeded by Boston lawyer William F. Wharton who served under Secretary James G.

[7] Following his service in the State Department, he joined the firm of Ohr, Rives & Montgomery.

[18] Together, George and Sarah were the parents of two additional children: The Riveses had a city residence at 69 East 79th Street in Manhattan designed by Carrère and Hastings in 1907–1908; a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island; and a country home in Tuxedo Park, New York.