Jefferson Finis DAVIS
1889 - THE LOST CAUSE. Death Finally Claims Jefferson Davis, Its Leader. - He Dies at the House of a Friend in New Orleans - The Remains Viewed by Thousands - The News at the War Department.

Jefferson Davis Dead.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6. - Jefferson Davis died at 12:45 o'clock this morning at the residence of his friend, J. U. Payne. From the beginning of his fatal illness Mr. Davis had insisted that his case was nearly or quite hopeless, though the dread of pain or death never appeared to take the slightest hold upon his spirits, which were brave and even buoyant from the beginning of his attack. In vain did the doctors strive to impress upon him that his health was improving. He steadily insisted that there was no improvement, but with Christian resignation he was content to accept whatever Providence had in store for him.

Biographical.
Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1808, in that part of Christian County, Ky, which now forms Todd County, and soon after his birth his father removed to Mississippi and settled near Woodville, Wilkinson County. Jefferson Davis received an academical education, and was sent to Transylvania College, Kentucky, which he left in 1824, having been appointed by President Monroe a cadet in the Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in 1828.

In 1845, he was elected a Representative to Congress, and took his seat in December of that year. In August 1847, he was appointed by the Governor of Mississippi United States Senator to fill a vacancy, and at the ensuing session of the State Legislature, January 11, 1848, was unanimously elected to the same office for the residue of the term, which expired March 4, 1851. In 1850 he was re-elected for the ensuing full term.

In September, 1851, he was nominated for Governor of Mississippi, by the Democratic party in opposition to Henry S. Foote, the candidate of the Union party. He resigned his seat in the Senate on accepting the nomination, and was beaten in the election by a majority of 999 votes.

In 1853 he was appointed by President Pierce Secretary of War, which post he held until the inauguration of President Buchanan in 1857. On his retirement from the War Department he re-entered the Senate for the term ending March 4, 1863.

On February 4, 1861, the Confederate Congress met at Montgomery, organized a provisional Government for the seceded States and on the 9th, by unanimous vote elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America...

The Council Grove Republican
Council Grove, Kansas
December 13, 1889

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