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Encyclopedia > Jefferson Davis (disambiguation)

Jefferson Davis may refer to:

See also: Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. ... Jefferson Jeff Davis (6 May 1862 – 3 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and also served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jefferson Columbus Davis (March 2, 1828 – November 30, 1879) was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. ... Carl Panzram Carl Panzram (June 28, 1891 – September 5, 1930) was an American serial killer. ... The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a monument maintained by the Kentucky Department of Parks, in Christian County, Kentucky, east of Hopkinsville, dedicated to the birthplace of the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. ... Jeff Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Jefferson Davis Community College is a community college located in Brewton, Alabama. ...


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Jefferson Davis - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (2985 words)
Davis was born on a farm in Christian County, Kentucky, near the border with Todd County.
Davis was elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy on November 6, 1861.
A monument to Jefferson Davis was unveiled on June 3, 1907 on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia.
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Davis was born in what was then Christian County, Kentucky, near what is now the small town of Fairview, in Todd County, Kentucky home to the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site.
There is a portrait of Mrs Jefferson Davis in old age at the Jefferson Davis Shrine in Biloxi, Mississippi, painted by Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862-1947) in 1895 and dubbed 'Widow of the Confederacy.' It was exhibited at the Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York in 1897.
Jefferson Davis being sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861 on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol.
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