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Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and 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 .
By 1916, ten states celebrated it, on June 3, the birthday of CSA President Jefferson Davis. [25] Other states chose late April dates, or May 10, commemorating Davis' capture. [25] Historians have pointed out that the holiday's official recognition by states often coincided with the height of Jim Crow racism around the United States.
In Mississippi, the last Monday of May (Memorial Day) is celebrated as "National Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis's Birthday". [38] In Texas, "Confederate Heroes Day" is celebrated on January 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday; [36] Jefferson Davis's birthday had been officially celebrated on June 3 but was combined with Lee's in 1973. [39]
Jefferson Davis February 18, 1861 – May 5, 1865 Provisional: February 18, 1861 – February 22, 1862. ... This page was last edited on 23 January 2025, ...
During the many years required to raise the funds needed for the memorial, various designs and placements in the city were considered. [8] Unveiled in 1907 on Confederate Memorial Day – June 3 [7] [10] – on what would have been Davis' 99th birthday, the monument was funded by the Jefferson Davis Monument Association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Beauvoir, the post-war home of Jefferson Davis, contains many monuments including: President Jefferson Davis and Sons (2008), a life-size bronze statue by sculptor Gary Casteel and commissioned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis.
The Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala has been called off for this year, but that’s not stopping the legendary mogul from throwing a big party — his 90 th birthday is April 4, the day after the big ...
In early 2020 the newly elected Democratic Virginia General Assembly proposed ending the observance and designating Election Day as a replacement holiday. The Senate of Virginia voted in January to eliminate Lee–Jackson Day as a state holiday; [13] [14] [15] the legislation was passed a month later by the House of Delegates.