George Davis (politician)
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| In office January 2, 1864 – April 24, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas H. Watts |
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| Born | March 1, 1820 Wilmington, North Carolina, USA |
| Died | February 23, 1896 USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
George Davis (March 1, 1820 – February 23, 1896) was a Confederate States of America political figure and the last Confederate Attorney General, serving from 1864 to 1865.
Born near Wilmington, North Carolina, Davis attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was valedictorian of the class of 1838. He subsequently studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840. In 1848 he became general counsel of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. He held this position the rest of his life.
Davis was a delegate from North Carolina to the unsuccessful Washington Peace Conference of February 4 to February 27, 1861. After succession, he was a delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress in 1861-1862, and was then elected to the Senate, where he served from 1862 to 1864. In December 1863, President Jefferson Davis appointed him attorney general. He served in this position from January 2, 1864 until April 24, 1865, in the last days of the Confederacy.
After the war, he was captured by U.S. forces at Key West, Florida on October 18, 1865, and was imprisoned at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, N.Y. He spent several months at Fort Hamilton before being pardoned in 1866. He then returned to law practice in Wilmington.
In World War II the United States liberty ship SS George Davis was named in his honor. A statue of Davis also stands in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from North Carolina 1861 |
Succeeded by (none) |
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Confederate States Senator from North Carolina February 18, 1862 – January 1, 1864 Served alongside: William T. Dortch |
Succeeded by Edwin G. Reade |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Watts |
Confederate States Attorney General January 2, 1864 – April 24, 1865 |
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| Alabama: Clay • Jemison • Walker • Yancey • Arkansas: Garland • R. Johnson • Mitchel • Florida: Baker • Maxwell • Georgia: Hill • H. Johnson • Lewis • Kentucky: Burnett • Simms • Louisiana: Semmes • Sparrow • Mississippi: Brown • Phelan • Watson • Missouri: Clark • W. Johnson • Peyton • Vest • North Carolina: Davis • Dortch • Graham • Reade • South Carolina: Barnwell • Orr • Tennessee: Haynes • Henry • Texas: Oldham • Wigfall • Virginia: Caperton • Hunter • Preston |
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