William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793 – April 25, 1868) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia.
He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S.
House and Senate.
He served two terms as U.S.
Minister to France.
As minister during the Andrew Jackson administration, he negotiated a treaty whereby the French agreed to pay the U.S.
for spoliation claims from the Napoleonic Wars.
During the American Civil War, Rives served as a Delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress and as a member of the Confederate House of Representatives.