The Political Graveyard: Lassiter family of Petersburg, Virginia

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Lassiter family of Petersburg, Virginia

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Francis Everod Rives (1792-1861) — also known as Francis E. Rives — of Littleton, Sussex County, Va.; Petersburg, Va. Born in Prince George County, Va., January 14, 1792. 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. Slaveowner. Died in Petersburg, Va., December 26, 1861 (age 69 years, 346 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.

		Relatives: Great-granduncle of Francis Rives Lassiter.
		Political family: Lassiter family of Petersburg, Virginia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles T. Lassiter — of Petersburg, Va. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 29th District, 1906-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Dr. Daniel W. Lassiter; brother of Francis Rives Lassiter.
		Political family: Lassiter family of Petersburg, Virginia.

Francis Rives Lassiter (1866-1909) — also known as Francis R. Lassiter — of Petersburg, Va. Born in Petersburg, Va., February 18, 1866. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1893-96; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1900-03, 1907-09; died in office 1909. Died, from heart disease, in the Elks Home, Bedford, Bedford County, Va., October 31, 1909 (age 43 years, 255 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.

		Relatives: Son of Dr. Daniel W. Lassiter; brother of Charles T. Lassiter; married to Fannie McGill; great-grandnephew of Francis Everod Rives.
		Political family: Lassiter family of Petersburg, Virginia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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