Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis is a 81 years old President of the Confederate States of America from Fairview. Jefferson Davis was born on June 03, 1808 (died on December 06, 1889, he was 81 years old) in Fairview as Jefferson Finis Davis. His nickname was Davis Jeff.
About
Birth name of Jefferson Davis is Jefferson Finis Davis
No, he died on 12/06/1889, 134 years ago. He was 81 years old when he died. Cause of death: bronchitis. He died in New Orleans and buried in Hollywood Cemetery .
Family
Wives
Jefferson Davis had two marriages.
Varina Davis, American politician
He married with Varina Davis (80), in 1845. Jefferson Davis was 36 and Varina Davis was 18 years old. After 44 years, in 1889 Varina passed away.
Sarah Knox Taylor, Daughter of US President Zachary Taylor wife of the President of the Confederate States of America
Child
He had one child, Varina (34) . When his first child, Varina Anne Davis, was born, Jefferson Davis was 56 years old.
Education
He graduated from United States Military Academy, Jefferson College and Transylvania University
What was Jefferson's zodiac sign?Jefferson Davis zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about Jefferson Davis
| Alias | Davis Jeff |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | United States Military Academy, Transylvania University |
| Battle | American Civil War, Black Hawk War, Mexican–American War |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America , start time: 1808-06-27T00:00:00Z , end time: 1861-02-18T00:00:00Z |
| Place of death | New Orleans , country: United States of America , located in the administrative territorial entity: Louisiana , located in the administrative territorial entity: Orleans Parish |
| MilitaryUnit | 1st Cavalry Regiment (United States) |
| Office | United States Secretary of War, President of the Confederate States |
| Party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| President | Franklin Pierce |
| Region | Mississippi |
| Religion | Episcopal Church (United States) |
| RestingPlace | Richmond Virginia, Virginia, Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond Virginia) |
| Spouse | Varina Davis, Sarah Knox Taylor |
| Employer | Carolina Life Insurance Company , start time: 1869-11-23T00:00:00Z , end time: 1873-08-25T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | United States Representative , start time: 1845-12-08T00:00:00Z , end time: 1846-06-01T00:00:00Z , electoral district: Mississippi's at-large congressional district , replaces: Tilghman Tucker , replaced by: Henry T. Ellett |
| Archives at | Louis Round Wilson Library , inventory number: 206 , described at URL: https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00206/ , named as: Jefferson Davis Papers (#206-z) ca. 1853-1902 |
| Place of detention | Fort Monroe , start time: 1865-05-22T00:00:00Z , end time: 1867-05-11T00:00:00Z |
| Military rank | Major General , start time: 1861-01-23T00:00:00Z , end time: 1861-02-12T00:00:00Z , of: Militia |
| Place of birth | Fairview , country: United States of America , located in the administrative territorial entity: Kentucky , located in the administrative territorial entity: Christian County |
| Place of burial | Hollywood Cemetery |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jefferson%20Davis%20Grave.JPG |
| Given name | Jefferson |
| Family name | Davis. Show people with the surname Davis |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10582496 |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000425231 |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Birth name | Jefferson Finis Davis |
| Number of children | 6 |
| Member of political party | Democratic Party |
| Notable work | The Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Government |
| Honorific prefix | Excellency |
| Candidacy in election | Confederate States Presidential Election |
| Cause of death | Bronchitis |
| Official website | Jefferson Davis official website |
| Military branch | United States Army |
| Native language | English |
| Date of death | 1889-12-06T00:00:00Z |
| Cullum number | 530 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Libris-URI | 42gjjfjn26cp3ns |
| Signature | 
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| Named after | Thomas Jefferson |
| Name in native language | Jefferson Davis |
| Significant event | American Civil War |
| Conflict | Mexican–American War |
| Nickname | Jeff |
| Writing language | English |
