Confederate States Secretary of State

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Confederate States Secretary of State
Seal of the Confederate States.svg
Judah P Benjamin crop.jpg
Longest serving
Judah P. Benjamin

March 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Confederate States State Department
Style Mr. Secretary
StatusAbolished
Member ofThe Cabinet
Reports toThe president
Seat Richmond, Virginia
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Formation25 February 1861
First holder Robert Toombs
Final holder Judah P. Benjamin
Abolished10 May 1865

The Confederate States secretary of state was the head of the Confederate States State Department from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. There were three people who served the position in this time.

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List of secretaries of state

No.PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical PartyRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 CSA SecState Toombs.jpg Robert Toombs
(1810–1885)
February 25, 1861July 25, 1861150 days Democrat
2 R.M.T. Hunter CSA LOC cwpb.05605 (3x4a).jpg Robert M. T. Hunter
(1809–1887)
July 25, 1861February 22, 1862212 daysDemocrat
Browne, William Montague 2.jpg William M. Browne
(1823–1883)
Acting
March 7, 1862March 18, 186211 daysDemocrat
3 Judah P Benjamin crop.jpg Judah P. Benjamin
(1811–1884)
March 18, 1862May 10, 18653 years, 53 daysDemocrat

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