What state was the first permanent President of the Confederate States of America from?
Confederate States presidential election, 1861 The Confederate States presidential election of 1861 was the first and only presidential election held under the Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis, who had been elected President and Alexander H. Stephens, who had been elected Vice President, under the Provisional Confederate States Constitution, were elected to six-year terms (February 22, 1862 – February 22, 1868) as the first permanent President and Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
Thomas David Smith McDowell Thomas David Smith McDowell (January 4, 1823 – May 1, 1898) was a prominent North Carolina politician. He was born in Bladen County, North Carolina. He served in the state House from 1846 to 1850 and in the state senate from 1854 to 1858. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress and in the First Confederate Congress.