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          Jefferson Davis

          (1808-1889)

          Who Was Jefferson Davis?

          After a distinguished military career, Jefferson Davis served as a U.S. senator and as secretary of war under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America.

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          6. He was later indicted for treason, though never tried, and remained a symbol of Southern pride until his death in 1889.

          Early Life

          Jefferson Finis Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in Christian County, Kentucky (now called Fairview).

          One of 10 children born into a military family, his birth took place just 100 miles from and eight months earlier than President Abraham Lincoln’s. Davis' father and uncles were soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, and three of his older brothers fought in the War of 1812.

          Though born in Kentucky, Davis primarily grew up on the Rosemont Plantation near Woodville, Mississippi, eventually returning to Kentucky to attend boarding school in Bardstown.

          After completing his boarding