Jefferson Davis was elected provisional president by the provisional Confederate congress February 18, 1861 at Montgomery, Alabama. He would later be elected as president of the Confederate States of America by popular vote and was inaugurated at Richmond , Virginia on February 22 1862.
Jefferson Davis became the provisional president of the Confederacy in February 1861. In November of that year he was elected by popular vote and was officially inaugurated in February 1862 as the first and only Confederate president.
Jefferson Davis was appointed by the Confederate Congress to be the president of the Confederate States of America in 1861. At first he was the provisional president. Soon after, the Confederate Congress elected Davis to a six year term that could not be renewed. The Confederate Constitution called for a one term of six years for any Confederate president.
He was inaugurated on February 18, 1861.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America throughout the war. He was first named the provisional Confederate president, then he was elected by the Confederate Congress to a six year term as president.
Jefferson Davis was the only person to serve as president of the Confederate States of America. He first served as the provisional president, then the Confederate Congress elected Davis to a six year term.
Jefferson Davis was appointed by the Confederate Congress to be the president of the Confederate States of America in 1861. At first he was the provisional president. Soon after, the Confederate Congress elected Davis to a six year term that could not be renewed. The Confederate Constitution called for a one term of six years for any Confederate president.
The Provisional Confederate Congress had unanimously elected Jefferson Davis to be the provisional president of the South. This was on February 11, 1861. Later, after the US Civil War was underway, Davis was confirmed as the official Confederate president and elected to a six year term. Under the Confederate Constitution, presidents could serve only one term. There was no reelection process.
President of the Confederate States of America (CSA). The first Confederate Congress appointed Davis as the "provisional president" of the CSA. Later that Congress elected him to a six year term.
The provisional government for the Confederate States of America was formed at Montgomery, Alabama on February 4, 1861.
The former US Senator and Secretary of War chosen as the provisional president of the Confederacy in 1861 was Jefferson Davis. He served as the President of the Confederate States of America throughout the American Civil War.
The President of the Confederate States of America was the head of state and head of government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from the states which declared their secession from the United States, thus precipitating the American Civil War. The only person to hold the office was Jefferson Davis. He was President from February 18, 1861, to May 10, 1865, and his Vice President was Alexander Stephens. Howell Cobb, as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress, was the highest ranking Confederate official before the election of Davis, but he was not titled President of the Confederate States.