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Varina Davis

1826 - 1906

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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. Born and raised in the Southern United States and educated in Philadelphia, she had family on both sides of the conflict and unconventional views for a woman in her public role. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Varina Davis has received more than 1,102,417 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Varina Davis is the 17,554th most popular politician, the 12,587th most popular biography from United States and the 864th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Varina Davis ranks 17,554 out of 19,576. Before her are Youssef Chahed, Kim Reynolds, Eowa of Mercia, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Kelly Craft, and Leo Amery. After her are William Windom, Lorella Stefanelli, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Anniken Huitfeldt, and Mairead McGuinness.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, Varina Davis ranks 65. Before her are Matvey Gusev, Sereno Watson, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, José María Medina, José Eusebio Otalora, and John Buford. After her are Dinah Craik, and Henry John Stephen Smith. Among people deceased in 1906, Varina Davis ranks 81. Before her are Mary Putnam Jacobi, George Holyoake, Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Walter Buller, Richard Seddon, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. After her are Eastman Johnson, and Michael Davitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Varina Davis ranks 12,587 out of 20,380. Before her are BarBara Luna (1939), Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Zahn McClarnon (1966), Kelly Craft (1962), Harry Blackmun (1908), and Amber Benson (1977). After her are William Windom (1827), Tom Scott (1948), Ryan Crouser (1992), Cleavon Little (1939), Adriana Chechik (1991), and Greg K. (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Varina Davis ranks 864. Before her are David Paterson (1954), Henry A. Wise (1806), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Kim Reynolds (1959), and Kelly Craft (1962). After her are William Windom (1827), John Lindsay (1921), P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), John W. Davis (1873), Brad Little (1954), and Caesar Rodney (1728).

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