Background
Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers, 1st Baronet of Chafford, Westerham, Kent and hs wife Dorothy Potter, daughter of Thomas Potter of Wellstreet, Westerham, Kent.
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Education
Christ"s College.
Career
He was baptised at Westerham on 19 May 1614. He was educated at Westerham, and admitted to Christ"s College, Cambridge on 10 May 1628. He was awarded Bachelor in 1632.
Rivers lived at Offham, Hamsey, near Lewes.
He died at the age of 80 and was buried at Hamsey on 11 January 1695. Rivers married Jane Colepeper widow of Sir Alexander Colepeper of Goudhurst, Kent and daughter of Ninian Burrell of Cuckfield, Sussex.
They had no children and she died in 1668. He was the brother of James Rivers.
Membership
In 1660, Rivers was elected Member of Parliament for Lewes in the Convention Parliament.
