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Jefferson Davis (disambiguation)
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Jefferson Davis may refer to:
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People
- Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(1808–1889), President of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.)- Jefferson Davis Presidential LibraryJefferson Davis Presidential LibraryThe Jefferson Davis Presidential Library is a library and museum in Mississippi with the purpose of preserving, housing and making available, the papers, records, artifacts and other historical materials of Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis. Despite its name it is not an...
- Jefferson Davis State Historic SiteJefferson Davis State Historic Site-External links:***...
, monument at the site of President Davis's birthplace
- Jefferson Davis Presidential Library
- Jeff Davis (Arkansas governor) (1862–1913), Governor of Arkansas and U.S. Senator
- Jefferson Columbus DavisJefferson C. DavisJefferson Columbus Davis was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1868 to 1870...
(1828–1879), American Civil War Union general, Military Commander of Alaska, murderer of Union general William "Bull" Nelson
Places
- Jeff Davis County, TexasJeff Davis County, TexasJeff Davis County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. In 2000, its population was 2,207, and 2,258 by 2009...
- Jeff Davis County, GeorgiaJeff Davis County, GeorgiaJeff Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on August 18, 1905. As of 2000, the population was 12,684. It was named for the only President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 13,291...
- Jefferson Davis County, MississippiJefferson Davis County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,962 people, 5,177 households, and 3,768 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 5,891 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaJefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaJefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Jennings. As of 2000, its population was 31,435. Jefferson Davis Parish is named after the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis. It is located in southwestern...
- Jefferson Davis Community CollegeJefferson Davis Community CollegeJefferson Davis Community College is a community college located in Brewton, Alabama. Founded in 1964, the college was named in honor of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America.- External links :*...
, in Brewton, Alabama
Other
- Jefferson Davis HighwayJefferson Davis HighwayThe Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Washington, D.C. and extended south and west to San Diego, California; it was named for Jefferson Davis, who, in addition to being the first and only President of...
- Boss HoggBoss HoggJefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, better known as "Boss" Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was the greedy, unethical commissioner of Hazzard County. A stereotypical villainous glutton, Boss Hogg always wore an all-white suit with a white...
, J.D. (Jefferson Davis) Hogg, character in the American television series and movie The Dukes of Hazzard - "Jefferson Davis" alias used by killer Carl PanzramCarl PanzramCarl Panzram was an American serial killer, arsonist and burglar. He is known for his confession to prison guard and only friend, Henry Lesser. In graphic detail, Panzram confessed to 22 murders, and to having sodomized over 1,000 males...
- The Jefferson Davis (revenue cutter)Jefferson Davis (revenue cutter)The revenue cutter Jefferson Davis was a sailing ship of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Launched in 1853, it was named for Jefferson Davis, then United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, later president of the Confederate States of America. The ship was originally...
was launched in 1853 and named after Jefferson Davis, then U.S. Secretary of War, later president of the C.S.A.
See also
- Jeff Davis (disambiguation)