No. He was Vice-President.
Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia, was elected Vice President of The Confederacy when Jefferson Davis was elected President in 1861 and served until the end of the war in 1865. Prior to this service, Stephens had been admitted to the Bar in 1834; he was elected to the US Congress in 1843 as a member of the Whig Party and served in that position until the election of 1858. See the links on the Related Links selection in the column to the left.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis represented Mississippi in the U.S. Congress before he was elected President of the Confederacy.
But he was never President tho....
During the war, Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy
He was elected by the committee that formed the Confederacy.
The Mississippi native who was elected president of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis. He served as the president from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. Prior to his presidency, Davis was a U.S. Senator and held various military and governmental positions. His leadership of the Confederacy was marked by significant challenges, including military defeats and economic difficulties.
Seven states seceded while Buchanan was still the president and formed the Confederacy Four more states joined after Lincoln took office. The Confederacy elected Jefferson Davis as its president.
Jefferson Davis was the provisional Confederate president. Shortly thereafter the Confederate Congress elected him to a six year term as the official Confederate president.
Alexander Hamilton was the Treasurer lost a duel against vice president Burr, so he was deceased
Alexander Hamilton was never elected President (or Vice-President). He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington from 1789 until his resignation in 1795, and never held public office again. Hamilton was killed as the result of a duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr in 1804.