David Foote Rivers

David Foote Rivers (July 18, 1859 – July 5, 1941) was a theologian and politician in the United States. An African American and a Republican, he served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for Fayette County from 1883 to 1884.[1] He was reelected but was forced to flee the county due to rising racist violence. He taught at his alma mater, Roger Williams University, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Rivers became the pastor of Metropolitan Baptist church in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1890s, and he later served as the pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

David Foote Rivers
Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1883–1884
Personal details
Born(1859-07-18)July 18, 1859
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 1941(1941-07-05) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse(s)Silene Gale
Children4
EducationRoger Williams University
OccupationPolitician

His son Francis E. Rivers served in New York State's General Assembly and was an assistant district attorney.[3][4]

References
  1. "David Foote Rivers". "This Honorable Body": African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Government. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. "Dr. David F. Rivers Dies In New York After Long Illness". The New York Age. July 12, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lovett, Bobby L. (2005). The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. ISBN 9781572334434.
  4. Fowle, Farnsworth (29 July 1975). "Francis e. Rivers Dies; Black City Judge Was 82". The New York Times.


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