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Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888


  • [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 principal author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Memminger
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    • Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888
    • Memminger, Gustavus C., 1803-1888
    • Memminger, Mr. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888
    • Spectator of the past, 1803-1888
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    • Birth Date

        1803-01-09
    • Death Date

        1888-03-07
    • Birth Place

        Stuttgart (Germany)
    • Associated Locale

        United States
    • Associated Locale

        Confederate States of America
    • Associated Locale

        Charleston (S.C.)
    • Associated Locale

        Flat Rock (Henderson County, N.C.)
    • Associated Locale

        Germany
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Occupation

      Politicians

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      • Earlier Established Forms

        • Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888
      • Sources

        • found: His The book of nullification, 1830:t.p. (a spectator of the past)
        • found: His An eulogy on Dr. Edward D. Smith, 1819:t.p. (Gustavus C. Memminger)
        • found: NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Ruffin, E. Papers, 1741-1865(Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888)
        • found: LC data base, 7-21-89(hdg.: Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888; usage: C.G. Memminger)
        • found: WWWA,Hist. vol. (Memminger, Christopher Gustavus, 1803-1888; S.C. legislator and CSA govt. offl.)
        • found: MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888; usage: C.G. Memminger; Mr. Memminger; Spectator of the past)
        • found: Wikidata, July 5, 2023(sex or gender: male; country of citizenship: Electorate of Württemberg, United States of America, Confederate States of America; date of birth: +1803-01-09T00:00:00Z; date of death: +1888-03-07T00:00:00Z; Commons category: Christopher Gustavus Memminger; member of political party: South Carolina Democratic Party; educated at: University of South Carolina; instance of: human; place of birth: Stuttgart; place of death: Charleston; religion: Episcopal Church; position held: Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; given name: Christoph, Christopher, Gustav, Gustavus; described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia (1902-05); occupation: politician; languages spoken or published: German, English; location of burial: St. John in the Wilderness; significant event: American Civil War; work location: Charleston, Montgomery, Richmond; surname: Memminger; political ideology: separatism; archives at: Louis Round Wilson Library; allegiance: Confederate States of America; description/label: German-born American politician ) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68235#sitelinks-wikipedia
        • found: Wikipedia July 5, 2023:(Resting place: St. John in the Wilderness, Flat Rock, North Carolina)
      • General Notes

        • [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 principal author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Memminger
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      • Change Notes

        • 1989-07-28: new
        • 2023-07-06: revised
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