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Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was the only president of the Confederate States of America. He was elected for one six year term in 1861.

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Who was named president of the confederate states of America?

The first and only person to serve as President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis, 1808 - 1889.The first and only person to serve as Vice President of the Confederate States of America was Alexander Hamilton Stephens, 1812 - 1883.Jefferson Davis was the only President of the Confederacy. He ran the government from the Capital in Richmond.Jefferson F. Davis of Mississippi was the President of the Confederate States of America. He was the only man to hold the office since the Confederacy elected their president to a single six year term and the war was over before his term expired.Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis.That would be Jefferson Davis. He was the only president of the C.S., but was sort of relieved of his duties as the Civil War kept on going - his mind apparently got into lala land, and he could not make any decisions.


What number President was Jefferson Davis?

Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1808 and was elected provisional president of the Confederate states in February 1861. He would be 52 years old at that point. After winning regular elections in November of that year he would be 53 years of age.


What percent of Confederate Presidents lived in Kentucky?

The Confederate States of America had only one President who was Jefferson Davis. He was born in and lived in Kentucky therefore all or 100 percent of the Confederate Presidents lived in and were born in Kentucky.


Who was named president of confederate states of America?

Jefferson Davis


How did Jefferson Davis view his role as the president of the Confederate States of America?

The Confederate Constitution was modeled after the US Constitution with the major exception of legalizing slavery. Also, the term of the Confederate president was limited to a six year term. With that said, the Confederate Constitution mirrored the US's with the president performing the duties of the Commander in Chief. Davis however, saw his role differently. For Davis, he decided to act not only as commander in chief, but also as the general in chief. The Confederate Congress created the position of general in chief, however, Davis never filled it until 1865 when he named Lieutenant Robert E. Lee as general in chief.

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What was the president of the confederate in the states of America?

Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. When he became the official president, under the Confederate constitution, a president was allowed only one six year term.


Who was in office when the Confederate States of America declared their independence?

Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States of America when the Confederate States of America (CSA) formed. The first and only President of the CSA was Jefferson Davis.


Who was the Southern President of the Confederate States of America?

The President of the Confederate States of America (they were only around long enough to need one) was "Jefferson Davis".


What president was Jefferson Davis?

He was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America.


Who was in office when confederate states of america declared their independence?

Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States of America when the Confederate States of America (CSA) formed. The first and only President of the CSA was Jefferson Davis.


Who was the President of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War?

Jefferson Davis John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States was the first and only former US president to serve as an official in the Confederate States government. He was a congressman in the Confederate House of Representatives.


Who was the first president to serve as an official at the confederate states?

The Confederate States of America only lasted long enough to elect one President, and that was Jefferson Davis.


Who severed as the president of the confederal states?

The first and only President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis. He served from February 18, 1861 until the Confederate States surrendered.


How many Confederate Presidents were there?

The Confederate States of America was made up of the states that seceded from the US to bring about the Civil War. When the war ended these states returned to the Union and the Confederate States ceased to exist. The Confederate States had only one president and that was Jefferson Davis. He might be called a confederate president, I suppose, but he was not president of the US.


Who was the president of the south in 1860?

Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America, a short-lived nation formed of secessionist states during the American Civil War.


What was president Davis known for?

Jefferson Davis is best known for being the only President of the Confederate States of America.


The American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War was?

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.