JEFFERSON DAVIS
1808 - 1889

Mr Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America, while it existed during the American Civil War, 1861 - 1865.

Jefferson Davis was taken prisoner on May 10, 1865, under severe conditions but was released in May 1867.

Jefferson Davis' citizenship was restored posthumously in 1978.

Jefferson Davis wrote The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, which you can read online and for free.