For the English nurseryman, see Thomas Rivers (nurseryman). For the American bacteriologist and virologist, see Thomas Milton Rivers. For the English politician, see Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet.
Thomas Rivers
District10th
StateTennessee
Term startMarch 4, 1855
Term endMarch 3, 1857
PredecessorFrederick P. Stanton
SuccessorWilliam T. Avery
PartyAmerican Party
Birth dateSeptember 18, 1819
Birth placeFranklin County, Tennessee
Death dateMarch 18, 1863 (aged 43)
Death placeSomerville, Tennessee
SpouseMary Ann Rivers
Alma materLa Grange College, Alabama
Profession

Thomas Rivers (September 18, 1819 – March 18, 1863) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.

Biography

Rivers was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, on September 18, 1819. He received an academic education and attended La Grange College in Alabama. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839.

Career

Rivers began his practice of law in Somerville, Tennessee. He also served for many years in the state militia ranking as a brigadier general.[1]

Elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress, but not a candidate for renomination in 1856, Rivers served from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1857.[2]

Resuming his profession, Rivers continued the practice of law until his death on his plantation near Somerville, Tennessee.

Death

Rivers died on March 18, 1863. He is interred in Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, Tennessee.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Rivers". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Thomas Rivers". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Thomas Rivers". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 27 March 2013.