Jefferson Davis
Birth Name:
Jefferson Finis Davis
Birth Date:
June 3, 1808
Birth Place:
Fairview, Kentucky
Death Date:
December 6, 1889
Place of Death:
1134 First Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Age:
81
Cause of Death:
Acute bronchitis complicated by malaria
Cemetery Name:
Hollywood Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Historical Figure
Associates:
Jefferson F. Davis was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War. He was the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857. During the Civil War, Davis guided the Confederacy's policies and served as its commander in chief. When the Confederacy was defeated in 1865, Davis was captured, accused of treason, and imprisoned at Fort Monroe. He was released without trial after two years. Immediately after the war, Davis was often blamed for the Confederacy's defeat, but after his release from prison, he became a hero of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. In the late 19th and the 20th centuries, his legacy as Confederate leader was celebrated in the South. In the twenty-first century, he is frequently criticized as a supporter of slavery and racism, and many of the memorials dedicated to him throughout the United States have been removed. Unlike the past, only a handful of tourist visit the grave of Jefferson Davis in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Hollywood Cemetery
412 South Cherry Street
Richmond, Virginia, 23220
United States
North America
Map:
Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Grave Location:
Section Lawn, Plot AGrave Location Description
As you enter the cemetery turn left and follow the blue line on Eastvale Avenue. Stay to the left as it turns into Westvale Avenue and continue along, past Morton Avenue until you come to the large turnaround that contains the final resting places of Jefferson and Varina Davis along with a dozen or so family members.
Grave Location GPS
37.5321426662, -77.4599734605Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808.
Jefferson Davis was born in Fairview, Kentucky.
Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889.
Jefferson Davis died in 1134 First Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jefferson Davis was 81.
The cause of death was Acute bronchitis complicated by malaria.
Jefferson Davis's grave is in Hollywood Cemetery
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