Jefferson Davis

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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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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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