List of Presidents of the Confederate States (Brothers No More)

This page lists every President of the Confederate States of America.

The President of the Confederate States is the head of state and head of government of the Confederate States of America. The President leads the executive branch of the Confederate States government and commands its armed forces. The office of CS President has some differences from that of the US President. The main difference is that Confederate Presidents are limited to one six year term in office, while US Presidents can seek unlimited four year terms.

List of Presidents

Presidents of the Confederate States

No.	Name	Portrait	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Previous Position	Vice President(s)
1	Jefferson Davis		February 22, 1862	February 22, 1868	None	Provisional President of the Confederate States	Alexander H. Stephens
2	Robert E. Lee		February 22, 1868	October 12, 1870	None	General-in-Chief of the Confederate States Armies	Judah P. Benjamin
3	Judah P. Benjamin		October 12, 1870	February 22, 1874	None	2nd Vice President of the Confederate States	None
4	Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson		February 22, 1874	February 22, 1880	None	General in the CS Army	Albert G. Brown
5	Alexander H. Stephens		February 22, 1880	October 14, 1883	Southern	CS Senator from Georgia	G.T. Beauregard
6	G.T. Beauregard		October 14, 1883	February 22, 1886	Southern, Independent	4th Vice President of the Confederate States	None
7	Augustus Hill Garland		February 22, 1886	February 22, 1892	Confederate	CS Senator from Arkansas	John Tyler Morgan
8	John Tyler Morgan		February 22, 1892	February 22, 1898	Confederate	5th Vice President of the Confederate States	John W. Daniel
9	Benjamin Tillman		February 22, 1898	February 22, 1904	Southern	CS Senator from South Carolina	Murphy J. Foster
10	James D. Richardson		February 22, 1904	November 11, 1905	Confederate	CS Representative from Tennessee	Thomas E. Watson
11	Thomas E. Watson		November 11, 1905	February 22, 1910	People's Agrarian	8th Vice President of the Confederate States	None
12	Lee Slater Overman		February 22, 1910	February 22, 1916	Confederate	CS Senator from North Carolina	Richmond P. Hobson
13	Richmond P. Hobson		February 22, 1916	February 22, 1922	Confederate	9th Vice President of the Confederate States	Furnifold McLendel Simmons
14	Carter Glass		February 22, 1922	February 22, 1928	Southern Farmer's	CS Senator from Virginia	James F. Byrnes
15	Cordell Hull		February 22, 1928	February 22, 1934	Southern	CS Representative from Tennessee	Theodore G. Bilbo
16	Joseph Taylor Robinson		February 22, 1934	June 28, 1937	Southern	CS Senator from Arkansas	Huey Long
17	Huey Long		June 28, 1937	(1937+)	Southern	13th Vice President of the Confederate States	None (1937-40)

Records and Stats

Records

Record	Holder	Value
Youngest	Huey Long	43 years old
Oldest	Alexander H. Stephens	71 years old
Oldest (at inauguration)	Alexander H. Stephens	68 years old
Shortest Tenure	James D. Richardson	1 year, 8 months, 21 days
Longest Tenure	9 Presidents	6 years

Parties

Party	Presidents
Southern	7
Confederate	5
Non-Partisan	4
People's Agrarian	1

States

State	Presidents
Louisiana	3
Virginia	3
Alabama	2
Arkansas	2
Georgia	2
Tennessee	2
Mississippi	1
North Carolina	1
South Carolina	1

Prior Positions

Prior Positions	Presidents
Senator	6
Vice President	6
Military	2
Representative	2
Provisional President	1