Christopher Memminger
South Carolina politician
Died when: 85 years 58 days (1021 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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Christopher Gustavus Memminger (German: Christoph Gustav Memminger;January 9, 1803 – March 7, 1888) was a German-born American politician and a secessionist who participated in the formation of the Confederate States government.
He was the principal author of the Provisional Constitution (1861) as well as the founder of the Confederate financial system.As the first Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury, Memminger was the main author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration.
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