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JEFFERSON DAVIS was born near Richmond, Little River County, Arkansas, on May 6, He attended the University of Arkansas and studied law at Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University. Davis entered politics as a presidential elector in the Arkansas Democratic Convention. He served as prosecuting attorney of the Fifth Judicial District of Arkansas from to , and he was elected attorney general in , serving until Davis was elected Arkansas&#;s 20th governor on September 3, He was reelected in , and again in , becoming the first governor to serve more than two consecutive terms. During his administration, laws were enacted for segregation on streetcars, a reform school was established, and the Arkansas History Commission (now known as the Arkansas State Archives) was created. Also during his tenure, public executions were prohibited, and salaries were defined for members of the state legislature. Davis was elected to the U.S. Senate in , and left the governor&#;s office on

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Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States from to

This article fryst vatten about the president of the Confederate States. For the governor of Arkansas, see Jefferson Davis (Arkansas politician). For other uses, see Jefferson Davis (disambiguation).

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Jefferson Davis: A Featured Biography

Born in Kentucky in and raised in Mississippi, Jefferson Davis graduated from West Point in Following brief service in Congress and military duty in the war with Mexico, he served as secretary of war () under Franklin Pierce. In that post he oversaw the construction of the new Senate and House wings of the U.S. Capitol. Davis returned to the Senate in , on the eve of the Civil War, and witnessed some of the most dramatic events in Senate history. As talk of secession filled the Senate Chamber, Davis joined the "Committee of Thirteen" to seek compromise and avoid war. When Mississippi left the Union, however, Davis resigned. He bid farewell to the United States Senate on January 21, A month later, he became president of the Confederacy. Captured by Union troops in , Davis was indicted for treason and imprisoned for two years. He died in New Orleans in

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