Confederate States Secretary of State
The Confederate States Secretary of State was the head of the Confederate States State Department from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. There were three people who served the position in this time. The department crumbled with the Confederate States of America in May 1865, marking the end of the war.
Secretaries of State[]
# | Picture | Name | Home State | Began Service | Ended Service | Political Party |
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1 | Robert Toombs | Georgia | February 25, 1861 | July 25, 1861 | Democrat | |
2 | Robert M.T. Hunter | Virginia | July 25, 1861 | February 22, 1862 | Democrat | |
Acting | William M. Browne | Georgia | March 7, 1862 | March 18, 1862 | Democrat | |
3 | Judah P. Benjamin | Louisiana | March 18, 1862 | May 10, 1865 | Democrat |
See also[]
Categories:
- Foreign relations of the Confederate States of America
- Lists of government ministers
- Government of the Confederate States
- 1861 establishments in the Confederate States of America