Thomas Rivers (nurseryman)

Thomas Rivers (1798–1877) was an English nurseryman, known for developing new varieties of roses and fruits.

The son of Thomas and Jane Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, he was born there on 27 December 1798.

He also developed small fruit trees, and in 1854 took part in founding the British Pomological Society.

His son Thomas Francis Rivers took over the family business and edited his father's works.

[5] His great-granddaughter was the artist Elizabeth Rivers (1903–1964), who won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools.