Alexander Rives

Judge 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