William Cabell Rives - People - Department History
William Cabell Rives (1792–1868)
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State of Residence: Virginia
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: April 18, 1829
Presentation of Credentials: October 25, 1829
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 27, 1832- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 10, 1830, after confirmation. Reaccredited after change of government; formally received on January 14, 1831.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: July 20, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1849
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 12, 1853- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 18, 1850, after confirmation. Reaccredted on January 10, 1853, when France again became an empire.