Jefferson Davis Autographs
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the 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.
Davis, the youngest of ten children, was born in Fairview, Kentucky, but spent most of his childhood in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. His eldest brother Joseph Emory Davis secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon graduating, he served six years as a lieutenant in the United States Army. After leaving the army in 1835, Davis married Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of general and future President Zachary Taylor. Sarah died from malaria three months after the wedding. Davis became a cotton planter, building Brierfield Plantation in Mississippi on his brother Joseph's land and eventually owning as many as 113 slaves.
In 1845, Davis married Varina Howell. During the same year, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving for one year. From 1846 to 1847, he fought in the Mexican–American War as the colonel of a volunteer regiment. He was appointed to the United States Senate in 1847, resigning to unsuccessfully run as governor of Mississippi. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Secretary of War. After Pierce's administration ended in 1857, Davis returned to the Senate. He resigned in 1861 when Mississippi seceded from the United States.
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Current items with a signature of Jefferson Davis
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Traded items with a signature of Jefferson Davis
The most expensive item with a signature of Jefferson Davis (Extremely Rare Hand Colored Engraving President Jefferson Davis Made 1860 Signed) was sold in April 2025 for $9,500.00 while the cheapest item (EARLY The Prison life of Jefferson Davis in Prisonsigned by J.K.Orr,letter) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2014. The month with the most items sold (9) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $5.00 for an autographed item of Jefferson Davis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with $3,600.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was August 2021. In average, an autographed item from Jefferson Davis is worth $297.49.
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