George Davis (American politician)
George Davis | |
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| 4th Confederate States Attorney General | |
| In office January 2, 1864 – April 26, 1865 | |
| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | Wade Keyes (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Confederate States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office February 18, 1862 – January 2, 1864 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Godwin Reade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1820 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1896 (aged 75) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig Party (until 1856), Constitutional Union Party (1860) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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George Davis (March 1, 1820 – February 23, 1896) was a Confederate politician and railroad counsel who served as attorney general of the Confederate States for 480 days in 1864 and 1865.
A skilled orator, he gave a notable public speech in March 1861 in which he argued that North Carolina should secede from the United States of America to protect the private economic interest in chattel slavery.