Alexander Rives
Personal
Birthday:
6/17/1806
Birthplace:
Oakridge, VA
Date of Death:
9/17/1885
Place of Death:
Charlottesville, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Hampden-Sydney College
Degree Year:
1825
Name of School - Second:
University of Virginia
Degree Year - Second:
1829 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Court Name:
Virginia Western District Court
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
02/06/1871
Termination Date:
08/01/1882
Termination Reason:
Retirement