Original sentence: He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862 served in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865 during the Civil War.In 1823 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1823–29.Rives political career began when he served in the state constitutional convention in 1816
Edited sentence: He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862 and served in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865 during the Civil War.In 1823 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1823 to 1829.Rives' political career began when he served in the state constitutional convention in 1816