Jefferson Davis | |
| 1st President of the Confederate States | |
| In office: February 9, 1861 - January 21, 1869 | |
| Vice President: | Alexander Stephens |
| Preceded by: | Office instituted |
| Succeded by: | Alexander Stephens |
| 23rd United States Secretary of War | |
| In office: March 7, 1853 – March 4, 1857 | |
| President: | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by: | Charles Magill Conrad |
| Succeeded by: | John Buchanan Floyd |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office: August 10, 1847 – September 23, 1851 | |
| Preceded by: | Jesse Speight |
| Succeded by: | John J. McRae |
| In office: March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 | |
| Preceded by: | Stephen Adams |
| Succeded by: | Secession |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's At-large congressional district | |
| In office: March 4, 1845 – June 1846 | |
| Preceded by: | William H. Hammett |
| Succeded by: | Henry T. Ellett |
| Biography | |
| Born: | June 3, 1808 Christian County, Kentucky |
| Died: | December 6, 1889 (Aged 81) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Birth name: | Jefferson Finis Davis |
| Nationality: |  Confederate
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| Political party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Sarah Knox Taylor Varina Howell |
| Children: | Samuel Emory Davis, b. July 30, 1852; d. June 13, 1874 Margaret Howell Davis, b. February 25, 1855; d. July 18, 1909 Jefferson Davis, Jr., b. January 16, 1857; d. October 16, 1878 Joseph Evan Davis, b. April 18, 1859; d. April 30, 1874 William Howell Davis, b. December 6, 1861; d. October 16, 1872 Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis, b. June 27, 1864; d. September 18, 1898 |
| Alma mater: | Jefferson College Transylvania University United States Military Academy |
| Occupation: | Soldier, Politician |
| Religion: | Episcopal |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance: |  United States of America
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| Service/branch: | United States Army |
| Years of service: | 1828 - 1835 |
| Rank: |  Second Lieutenant
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| Allegiance: | United States of America
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| Service/branch: | Mississippi Rifles |
| Years of service: | 1846 - 1847 |
| Rank: |  Brigadier General
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| Battles/wars: | Mexican-American War |
| Allegiance: | Confederate States of America
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| Years of service: | 1861 - 1869 |
| Rank: | Commander in Chief of the Confederate Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars: | War of Southron Independence |
Jefferson Davis was the first President of the Confederate States of America. He was popular for plans that helped the south's victory in the civil war.