Jefferson Davis

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head of state human military officer politician

Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Jefferson Davis canonical 81
President of the Confederate States 14
President of the Confederate States of America 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
causeOfDeath acute bronchitis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1808-06-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1889-12-06 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Davis ⓘ
fullName Jefferson Davis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jefferson Finis Davis
givenName Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
surface form: Jefferson
headOfGovernmentOf Confederate States of America ⓘ
ideology pro-slavery ⓘ
states' rights ⓘ
leaderOf Confederate States of America ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Colonel ⓘ
movement Southern secessionism ⓘ
notableEvent capture by Union forces in 1865 ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Confederate States during the American Civil War ⓘ
notableWork The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government ⓘ
occupation planter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
slave owner ⓘ
officeEnd 1865-05-10 ⓘ
officeStart 1861-02-18 ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Christian County, Kentucky ⓘ
placeOfBurial Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Orleans ⓘ
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
politicalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi ⓘ
President of the Confederate States of America ⓘ
Secretary of War ⓘ
surface form: United States Secretary of War

United States Senator from Mississippi ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Episcopal Church ⓘ
represented Mississippi ⓘ
representedIn United States Senate ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Senate
residence Mississippi ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Jefferson_Davis_Signature.svg ⓘ
spouse Sarah Knox Taylor ⓘ
Varina Howell Davis ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Civil War → combatantCommander → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Jefferson Davis → fullName → Jefferson Davis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jefferson Finis Davis
Confederate States of America → firstPresident → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Confederate States of America → onlyPresident → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Confederate military leadership → headedBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Hiram Revels → precededBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia → commanderInChief → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Fort Monroe, Virginia → heldPrisoner → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Confederate States Army → commanderInChief → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government → author → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government → about → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia → burialPlaceOf → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman → mentionsPerson → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Transylvania University → hasNotableAlumnus → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Varina Howell Davis → spouse → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Varina Howell Davis → child → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jefferson Davis Jr.
Hollywood Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Braxton Bragg → advisorTo → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Christian County, Kentucky → hasBirthplaceOf → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Battle of Buena Vista → hasParticipant → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
CSA → firstPresident → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
subject surface form: Confederate States of America
CSA → onlyPresident → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
subject surface form: Confederate States of America
Confederate Congress → headOfGovernmentDuring → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Constitution of the Confederate States of America → establishesOffice → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States
Bombardment of Fort Sumter → orderedByConfederateSide → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) → appointmentAuthority → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States
From Manassas to Appomattox → portrays → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Sarah Knox Taylor → spouse → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Sarah Knox Taylor → notableRelative → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Confederate States Cabinet → headOfGovernment → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Confederate States Cabinet → appointedBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States
Confederate States Cabinet → chiefExecutive → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States
Confederate States Cabinet → subordinateTo → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States
Davis → notableBearersInclude → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
First White House of the Confederacy → occupant → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
John C. Pemberton → servedUnder → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Leonidas Polk → wasClassmateOf → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Jeff Davis County → namedAfter → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
subject surface form: Jeff Davis County, Georgia
Jeff Davis County → namedAfter → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
subject surface form: Jeff Davis County, Georgia
this entity surface form: President of the Confederate States Jefferson Davis
Confederate garrison of Vicksburg → associatedWithLeader → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Joseph E. Johnston → appointedBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Albert Sidney Johnston → appointedBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Albert Sidney Johnston → servedUnder → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Samuel Cooper → signedConfederateCommission → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Samuel Cooper → associatedWith → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") → criticizedBy → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Fort Davis → namedAfter → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Fort Davis → namedFor → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Casemate Museum → associatedWith → Jefferson Davis ⓘ
Presidents Circle → hasInterment → Jefferson Davis ⓘ