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Varina Anne Banks Davis ( née Howell; May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to the Presidential Mansion in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1861, and lived there for the remainder of the Civil War.
Varina Anne Banks Howell, coniugata Davis (Natchez, 7 maggio 1826 – New York, 16 ottobre 1906), è stata una first lady statunitense, la sola ad esserlo per gli Stati Confederati d'America in quanto moglie del loro unico presidente Jefferson Davis
The First Lady of the Confederate States of America, Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906) was born in Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi, to William and Margaret Howell.
22 dic 2021 · Varina Howell Davis was the second wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Varina Anne Banks Howell, coniugata Davis (Natchez, 7 maggio 1826 – New York, 16 ottobre 1906), è stata una first lady statunitense, la sola ad esserlo per gli Stati Confederati d'America in quanto moglie del loro unico presidente Jefferson Davis.
Varina, the daughter of William and Margaret Howell, met Jefferson Davis when she was only seventeen years old. The first encounter did, however, make a memorable impression on her. She wrote her mother soon after their meeting:
Varina Davis. The children of Jefferson and Varina Davis. In 1845 Davis, a Democrat, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and married Varina Howell, a Natchez, Mississippi, aristocrat who was 18 years his junior and the granddaughter of a former governor of New Jersey.
