The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Riversmith to Rizzo

Index to Politicians: Riversmith to Rizzo

RIVERSMITH (Soundex R162) — See also BIERSMITH, CHIVERS, COOPERSMITH, COPPERSMITH, DIVERS, DRIVER, HAMMERSMITH, IVERS, IVERSEN, IVERSON, KOPRIVER, MESSERSMITH, OLIVERS, RIVER, RIVERA, RIVERCOMB, RIVERO, RIVERS, SCHRIVER, SHIVERS, SHRIVER, SILVERSMITH, SIVERSON, STIVERS, UNIVERSITY, WINTERSMITH.

RIVERSMITH: See also Edith Nourse Rogers.

RIVES (Soundex R120) — See also ERIVES, IVERS, IVES, LIVESAY, LIVESHOT, LIVESLEY, REAVES, REAVIS, REEVES, RIES, RIEVES, RIVAS, RIVERS, RIVETS, SIVER, VIERS, VISSER.

RIVES: See also J. Rives Childs; James Rives Childs; Francis Rives Lassiter; Nathaniel Jarrett Webb.
Rives, Francis Everod (1792-1861) — also known as Francis E. Rives — of Littleton, Sussex County, Va.; Petersburg, Va. Born in Prince George County, Va., January 14, 1792. Great-granduncle of Francis Rives Lassiter. Democrat. Planter; railroad builder; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1821-31; member of Virginia state senate, 1831-36, 1848-51; U.S. Representative from Virginia 17th District, 1837-41; mayor of Petersburg, Va., 1847-48. Died in Petersburg, Va., December 26, 1861. Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Rives, John H. — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rives, Richard Taylor (1895-1982) — also known as Richard T. Rives — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 15, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1940; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1951-66; took senior status 1966. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., October 27, 1982. Burial location unknown.
- Books about Richard T. Rives: Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes
Rives, Timothy (1807-1865) — of Prince George County, Va. Born June 17, 1807. Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died October 29, 1865. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George County, Va.
Rives, Timothy — of near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rives, William Cabell (1793-1868) — of Virginia. Born in Nelson County, Va., May 4, 1793. Democrat. Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1817-20, 1822-23; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1823-29; U.S. Minister to France, 1829-32, 1849-53; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1832-34, 1836-39, 1841-45; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 25, 1868. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Albemarle County, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Rives, Zeno John (1874-1939) — also known as Zeno J. Rives — of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill. Born in Indiana, 1874. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1905-07. Died in 1939. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
- See also: congressional biography.

RIVET (Soundex R130) — See also JOLIVETTE, JOLLIVETTE, PRIVETT, PRIVETTE, RAVOTTI, RIVETS, ROSKIVETALSKI, TRIVETTE, VITTER.

Rivet, Joseph L. — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 97th District; elected 1998. Still living as of 1998.
Rivet, Wilfred — of Woonsocket, Providence County, R.I. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1944, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

RIVETS (Soundex ) — See also JOLIVETTE, JOLLIVETTE, PRIVETT, PRIVETTE, RAVITZ, RIVES, RIVET, ROSKIVETALSKI, SOVETSKE, STIVER, TRIVETTE, VERTIS.

Rivets See Horacio Rivero

RIVIERE (Soundex R160) — See also DRIVINSKY, IVIE, LARIVIERE, OLIVIER, OLIVIERE, PRIVITERA, REAVER, REVERE, REVIER, REVIOR, RIVER, RIVINGTON, RIVINIUS, RIVINUS, ROVER, TRIVITS, VALDIVIESO, VANDIVIER, VIEREG, VIVIENNE, VIVIER.

Riviere, Paul — Secretary of state of Arkansas, 1979-85. Still living as of 1985.

RIVINGTON (Soundex R152) — See also COVINGTON, DRIVINSKY, ELVINGTON, LARIVIERE, LAVINGTON, LIVINGOOD, LIVINGS, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTONE, LOVINGTON, OVINGTON, PRIVITERA, RIVIERE, RIVINIUS, RIVINUS, TRIVITS.

RIVINGTON: See also H. Rivington Pyne.

RIVINIUS (Soundex R152) — See also ARMINIUS, DRIVINSKY, LARIVIERE, LAVINIA, MAVINIDIS, PRIVITERA, RAVENS, RIVIERE, RIVINGTON, RIVINUS, STETTINIUS, TRIVITS, VINICH, VINICIO, VINING.

Rivinius, Harry R. — of Escalon, San Joaquin County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

RIVINUS (Soundex R152) — See also DRIVINSKY, LARIVIERE, LEINUS, MARCELLINUS, MARTHINUS, MINUS, PRIVITERA, RAVENS, RIVIERE, RIVINGTON, RIVINIUS, TRIVITS, VICINUS.

Rivinus, Edward F. — of Pennsylvania. U.S. Consul in Dresden, 1837-43. Burial location unknown.

RIVKIN (Soundex R125) — See also CHAVKIN, KIRVIN, POLIVKA, RIFKIN, RYVKA.

Rivkin, Charles — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Rivkin, Hyman — Socialist. Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rivkin, Sadie — Socialist. Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rivkin, William Robert (1919-1967) — also known as William R. Rivkin — of Illinois. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1919. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1962-65; Senegal, 1966-67, died in office 1967; Gambia, 1966-67, died in office 1967. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of a heart attack, in Dakar, Senegal, March 19, 1967. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

RIX (Soundex R200) — See also NIX, REOUX, REX, RICKS.

RIX: See also Rix Robinson; Mrs. Rix Townley.
Rix, Carl B. — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Rix, Charles N. — of Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rix, James M. — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1852-54. Burial location unknown.
Rix, Mark — of Shelburne, Coos County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Shelburne, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

RIXEY (Soundex R200) — See also BENDIXEN, MEIXELL, MIXER, ROXYE.

Rixey, John Franklin (1854-1907) — also known as John F. Rixey — of Brandy, Culpeper County, Va. Born in Virginia, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1897-1907; died in office 1907. Died February 8, 1907. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.

RIXFORD (Soundex R216) — See also AXFORD, FORD, HUXFORD, LUXFORD, OXFORD, REXFORD, RIFORD.

Rixford, Bradford — of Wisconsin. Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Rixford, William R. — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.

RIXHARD (Soundex R263) — See also BLOXHAM, FOXHALL, HARD, MARXHAUSEN, MAXHAM, REXRODE, RICHARD.

RIXHARD: See also Rixhard B. Hardee.

RIXON (Soundex R250) — See also DIXON, GLIXON, HIXON, MIXON, NIXON, NIXONS, REXIN, RICKSON, RISON, ROXANN, ROXON.

Rixon, Helene — of Lakin, Kearny County, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.

RIZER (Soundex R260) — See also BRIZEE, BRIZEL, BRIZENDINE, CRIZER, FRIZELL, KIZER, PARIZEK, PRIZER, REASER, REESER, REISER, RIESER, RIGER, RIKER, RISER, RISSER, RIZNER, RIZOR.

RIZER: See also James Carl Kearse.

RIZLEY (Soundex R240) — See also BEAZLEY, BENZLEY, FRIZLAFF, GAZLEY, IZLAR, KINZLEY, MOZLEY, RAESLY, RILEY, RISLEY, ROUSLEY.

Rizley, Robert S. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1958-61. Still living as of 1961.
Rizley, Roscoe (1892-1969) — also known as Ross Rizley — of Guymon, Texas County, Okla. Born near Beaver, Beaver County, Okla., July 5, 1892. Republican. Member of Oklahoma state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932, 1936, 1948; candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, 1938; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1941-49; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1956-69; died in office 1969. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 4, 1969. Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, Okla.
- Cross-reference: Page Belcher
- See also: congressional biography.
Rizley, Ross See Roscoe Rizley

RIZNER (Soundex R256) — See also MIZNER, REISNER, REZNER, RIESNER, RINER, RISNER, RIZER.

Rizner, Edward — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61. Still living as of 1961.

RIZOR (Soundex R260) — See also DIZOTELL, ELIZONDO, LIZOTTE, PERRIZO, REESOR, RESOR, RESSOR, RIGOR, RIZER, SANTRIZOS.

Rizor, Lyle Adelbert — of Hartland, Livingston County, Mich. American candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976. Still living as of 1976.

RIZSAK (Soundex R220) — See also KARZIS, RACEK, RAZZACK, ROSSUCK, RUSSEK, RUZICH.

Rizsak, Emery J. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934, 1936; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1950, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RIZZACAA (Soundex R220) — See also ARGONDIZZA, BLIZZARD, GRIZZAFFI, GRIZZARD, IZZARD, PIZZA, RAVIZZA, RAZZACK, ROZYCKI, RUZICKA.

Rizzacaa, Arcoline R. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Candidate for Massachusetts Governor's Council 4th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

RIZZIE (Soundex R200) — See also DOZZIER, EZZIE, OZZIE, REECE, REICE, RICE, RICIA, UZZIEL, YAZZIE.

Rizzie, Joseph W. — of Staunton, Macoupin County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

RIZZO (Soundex R200) — See also BALDIZZONE, BRIZZOLARA, MUNIZZO, PERRIZZO, PIZZOLI, PIZZOTTI, ROZZI.

Rizzo, Frank — of Clarksboro, Gloucester County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rizzo, Frank J. — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Liberal. Candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 13th District, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Rizzo, Frank Lazarro (1920-1991) — also known as Frank L. Rizzo; "Cisco Kid"; "The Super Cop"; "The Big Bambino"; "The General" — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 23, 1920. Police officer; mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80; defeated, 1983 (Democratic primary), 1987 (Republican); nominated, but died before the election 1991. Italian ancestry. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 16, 1991. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Glenside, Pa.
- Books about Frank Rizzo: Joseph R. Daughen, The Cop Who Would Be King : Mayor Frank Rizzo (out of print)
Rizzo, Gaetano — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Rizzo, Megan — of Delaware. Republican. Candidate for Delaware state house of representatives 19th District, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
Rizzo, Sally — of Massachusetts. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Rizzo, Sam — of Racine, Racine County, Wis. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952; member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954. Still living as of 1954.

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