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Also known as Jeff. Davis, Jefferson F. Davis, President Jefferson Davis, President Jeff. Davis, President Davis, His Excellency Jefferson Davis, Jeff Davis

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)

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Jefferson Davis was the political leader of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, serving as its president from 1861 until the South's defeat in 1865. He remains a significant historical figure because his leadership and decisions shaped one of the most pivotal and tragic periods in American history.

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human
Family name
Davis
Named after
Thomas Jefferson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fairview
Place of death
New Orleans
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
English language
Military branch
United States Army
Military rank
colonel
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President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg
Number of children
10
Significant event
American Civil War
Political ideology
separatism
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Excellency
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1808-00-00
date of death
1889-00-00
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name in native language
Jefferson Davis
birth name
Jefferson Finis Davis
nickname
Jeff
place of detention
Fort Monroe
writing language
English language
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Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, leading the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the House of Representatives from 1845 to 1846 and in the United States Senate from 1857 to 1861. From 1853 to 1857, he served as the 23rd United States secretary of war during the administration of President Franklin Pierce.

Davis, the youngest of ten children, was born in Fairview, Kentucky, but spent most of his childhood in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. His eldest brother, Joseph Emory Davis, secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon graduating, he served six years as a lieutenant in the United States Army.

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