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Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War .
When Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889, his funeral was a major event in the United States, receiving front-page attention throughout the country. By the time of his death, Davis had become a transitional figure. He was the embodiment of the Old South, who lived long enough to be seen as emblematic of the New South.
Wedding photograph of Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell, 1845. Jefferson Davis was a 35-year-old widower when he and Varina met. His first wife, Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of his commanding officer Zachary Taylor while he was in the Army, had died of malaria three months after their wedding in 1835. Davis mourned her and had been reclusive in ...
Marker denoting Davis' birth near Memphis, Indiana. Jefferson C. Davis was born in Clark County, Indiana, near present-day Memphis, Indiana. [6] He was born to William Davis Jr. (1800–1879) and Mary Drummond-Davis (1801–1881), the oldest of their eight children.
Although Albert Johnston was born in Kentucky, he lived much of his life in Texas, which he considered his home. [1] He was first educated at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, where he met fellow student Jefferson Davis. Both were appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Davis two years behind ...
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Sorrell Booke (January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows, [1] and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.
No. 19 Tar Heels take victory over Radford at Smith Center a few days after death of former UNC star Walter Davis in Charlotte.