# Arthur Rivers — The Financier character guide

> Arthur Rivers in The Financier by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Arthur Rivers, Rivers

**First appearance:** 0034-xxxv

## Who they are

A minor character in the legal world.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/vii)

Cowperwood's other employer; remarks on Cowperwood's shrewdness after he leaves.

### [Chapter XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xlii)

Acted as Cowperwood's special agent on the exchange during the panic; testifies to purchasing large quantities of city loan to stabilize the market.

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