Zeno J. Rives | |
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 Rives photographed by C. M. Bell Studio | |
| Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Illinois's 21st district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 –March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Ben F. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Ben F. Caldwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22,1874 |
| Died | September 2,1939 (aged 65) |
| Party | Republican |
Zeno John Rives (February 22,1874 –September 2,1939) was a one-time U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born near Greenfield,Indiana,Rives moved in 1880 with his parents to Litchfield,Illinois,where he attended public schools. He studied law,was admitted to the bar in 1901,and commenced practice in Litchfield. He was appointed city clerk in June 1903.
Rives was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4,1905 –March 3,1907). In 1906,he lost his campaign for re-election to the Sixtieth Congress. Afterwards,Rives resumed his law practice in Litchfield and served as postmaster from 1912 to 1916. He moved to Decatur,Illinois,in 1919,where he continued his law practive and entered the real estate business. He died in Decatur,Illinois,on September 2,1939. He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.
