Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Confederate States of America

Executive Branch of the Confederate States of America

President of the Confederate States
Jefferson F. Davis (*provisional)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1808; d. December 6 1889.

Non-Partisan

1861 – 1862

Jefferson F. Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1808; d. December 6 1889.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Vice President of the Confederate States
Alexander Hamilton Stephens (*provisional)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1812; d. March 4 1883.

Non-Partisan

1861 – 1862

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1812; d. March 4 1883.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865




Cabinet of the Confederate States of America

Confederate States Department of Justice

Confederate States Attorney General
Judah Philip Benjamin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1811; d. May 6 1884.

1861


Confederate States Department of State

Confederate States Secretary of State
Robert Augustus Toombs

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1810; d. December 15 1885.

1861

Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

1861 – 1862

Judah Philip Benjamin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1811; d. May 6 1884.

1862 – 1865


Confederate States Department of War

Confederate States Secretary of War
Judah Philip Benjamin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1811; d. May 6 1884.

1861 – 1862

John Cabell Breckinridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1821; d. May 17 1875.

1865




Congress of the Confederate States of America

Confederate States Senate

President Pro Tempore of the Confederate States Senate
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 3) from Arkansas
Augustus Hill Garland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1832; d. January 26 1899.

Non-Partisan

1864 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 1) from Missouri
George Graham Vest

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1830; d. August 9 1904.

Non-Partisan

1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 1) from North Carolina
William Alexander Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1804; d. August 11 1875.

Non-Partisan

1864 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 2) from Tennessee
Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1804; d. September 10 1880.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 3) from Tennessee
Landon Carter Haynes

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1816; d. February 17 1875.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 2) from Virginia
William Ballard Preston

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1805; d. November 16 1862.

Non-Partisan

1862


Member of the Confederate States Senate (Class 3) from Virginia
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1809; d. July 18 1887.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Confederate States House of Representatives

Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District
Augustus Hill Garland

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1832; d. January 26 1899.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1864


Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Kentucky’s 8th Congressional District
Humphrey Marshall

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1812; d. March 28 1872.

Non-Partisan

1864 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Missouri’s 5th Congressional District
George Graham Vest

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1830; d. August 9 1904.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865


Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District
Milledge Luke Bonham

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1813; d. August 27 1890.

Non-Partisan

1862


Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District
Henry Stuart Foote

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1804; d. May 19 1880.

Non-Partisan

1862 – 1865