<P> Jefferson Davis ( né Finis 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 was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives prior to becoming president of the Confederacy . He was the 23rd United States Secretary of War , serving under U.S. President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857 . </P>
<P> Jefferson Davis ( né Finis 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 was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives prior to becoming president of the Confederacy . He was the 23rd United States Secretary of War , serving under U.S. President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857 . </P>
who became president of the confederate states of america
who became president of the confederate states of america
Jefferson Davis ( né Finis Davis
Jefferson Davis ( né Finis Davis