Varina Davis
American politician
Born on: May 7, 1826Died on: October 16, 1906
Aged: 80 years 162 days (965 months)
Nationality: American
Birth Sign: Taurus
Varina Anne Banks Davis 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.
She did not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, and was ambivalent about the war.
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