Vice President of the Confederate States

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The Vice President of the Confederate States was the second-highest executive officer of the Confederate government, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the Confederate President during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
vice presidency
appliesToJurisdiction Confederate States of America
associatedConflict American Civil War
capitalDuringTenure Montgomery, Alabama
Richmond, Virginia
capitalOfJurisdictionAtCreation Montgomery, Alabama
capitalOfJurisdictionLater Richmond, Virginia
constitutionalRole constitutional successor to the President of the Confederate States
continent North America
country Confederate States of America
countryStatus secessionist state
deputyToOffice Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States
electedWith Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States
endTime 1865
establishedBy Constitution of the Confederate States of America
surface form: Constitution of the Confederate States
firstOfficeHolder Alexander H. Stephens
governmentBranch executive branch
hasPower to preside over the Confederate Senate
to succeed the President upon vacancy
historicalEra 19th century
languageOfOffice English
locatedInTime American Civil War
officeAbolishedFollowing collapse of the Confederate States of America
officeCreatedIn Constitution of the Confederate States of America
surface form: Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States

Constitution of the Confederate States of America
surface form: Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
officeEndedWith Confederate surrender in 1865
officeFormationContext secession of Southern states from the United States
officeHolderCount 1
officeHolderRole deputy to the President of the Confederate States
officeHoldersPoliticalSide Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederacy
officeJurisdictionType federal government
officeStatus defunct
officeType national executive office
onlyOfficeHolder Alexander H. Stephens
partOf Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederate government
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of the Confederate States
ranking second in line to the presidency of the Confederate States
reelectionPolicy ineligible for immediate re-election
residence Richmond, Virginia
selectionMethod election
startTime 1861
style Mr. Vice President
successorOfficeInRegion Vice President of the United States
termLength six-year term

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Constitution of the Confederate States of America establishesOffice Vice President of the Confederate States
Stephens positionHeld Vice President of the Confederate States
subject surface form: Alexander H. Stephens
this entity surface form: Vice President of the Confederate States of America
Cornerstone Speech positionHeldBySpeaker Vice President of the Confederate States
this entity surface form: Vice President of the Confederate States of America