Christopher Memminger
(1803-1888)
South Carolina politician
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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 Confederate States. 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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9 January 1803 Württemberg, Germany
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7 March 1888 (aged 85) Charleston, South Carolina
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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