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David Foote Rivers

1859–1941

United States

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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 from 1883 to 1885, representing Fayette County.

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