great thread
quick question regarding Europe, is the discovery of oil in the north sea going to boost Britain out of it's post war depression?
I think I'm have way to much fun with these, but here's a list on Confederate Presidents...any ideas regarding those ???...?
Presidents of the Confederate States of America
1. Jefferson Finis Davis (W-MS): February 18, 1861-March 4, 1868
2. ??? (W-??): March 4, 1868-March 4, 1874
3. ??? (W-??): March 4, 1874-March 4, 1880
4. James Longstreet (W-GA): March 4, 1880-March 4, 1886
5. ??? (W-??): March 4, 1886-March 4, 1892
6. ??? (W-??): March 4,1892-March 4, 1898
7. ??? (W-??): March 4, 1898-March 4, 1904
8. ??? (W-??): March 4, 1904-March 4, 1910
9. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (W-VA): March 4, 1910-March 4, 1916
10. Gabriel Semmes (W-AL): March 4, 1916-March 4, 1922
11. Wade Hampton V (W-SC): March 4, 1922-June 15, 1922[1]
12. Charles Burton Mitchell III (W-AR): June 15: 1922-March 4, 1934
13. Jacob Featherston (F-VA): March 4, 1934-July 7, 1944[1]
14. Donald Partridge (F-TN): July 7, 1944-July 14, 1944[2]
Whig
Radical-Liberal
Freedom
[1] Date of death unknown, I'm just nit-picky
[2] Last to hold this office
Also note that the states I put down are just what I believe would be the states those men represented...if it seems wrong or funky, throw it out there
VP Alexander Stephens publicly broke with Davis in 1862, and had privately opposed him the whole war so he's unlikely to become president since Davis is adored in the South ITTL. I think John C. Breckinridge could become president; he was the 1860 nominee after all and was a major general. He died in 1875, so he would have to be the second president since the only ones who died in office were Hampton and Featherston.
Lt. Gen. Jubal Early might have a shot at becoming the country's third president, he was an "unreconstructed rebel," and pretty much the founder of the "Lost Cause" theory that the Confederates were better, more dignified etc. than the Union and lost only because of sheer numbers. There might be a more likely candidate I don't know about though.
As for the President Lee, I read somewhere that it would most likely be Fitzhugh Lee, Robert E. Lee's nephew who was into politics. He could be anywhere from 5-7 on the list. Since he was remembered as a "great president" by Featherston, he probably was fifth since that would be after Longstreet, which would be an easy time to govern the Confederacy.
you might wanna go back and look at How Few Remain and find a couple of good officers. E. Porter Alexander? or possibly Wade Hampton III? come to mind. YEs Hampton was behind a coup in the book but no reason he wouldn't run for pres.
[1] Date of death unknown, I'm just nit-picky
you might wanna go back and look at How Few Remain and find a couple of good officers. E. Porter Alexander? or possibly Wade Hampton III? come to mind. YEs Hampton was behind a coup in the book but no reason he wouldn't run for pres.
Except for the fact that if he DID run for president, it'd be pretty easy to de-rail his candidacy, what with the fact that he basically was committing treason in planning a coup against Longstreet.
Also, I'm pretty sure that if he had been elected president, it'd be referenced in T-191, especially somewhere in American Empire: Blood and Iron where Jake Featherston is running against Hampton's grandson for the presidency.
The only thing I'm really having trouble with are Presidents in between Longstreet and Wilson...besides Lee, I can't think of any other people to fill in the blanks...by the turn of the century most Confederate WoS Military Officers would already have croaked or nearly there...
I thought Cuba went Rad Lib in every election?
I think they went Socialist in a few elections following the Great War.
May I suggest John H. Reagan as a post War of Southern Independence CSA President? In OTL he was a U.S Congressman from Texas before the War and Postmaster General and Secretary of the Treasury during the War. After the War in OTL he returned to politics and served as a Confressman again and as a U.S. Senator before passing away in 1905.
Howsabout this?
Presidents of the Confederate States of America:
1. Jefferson Finis Davis (W-MS): February 18, 1861-March 4, 1868
2. Robert E. Lee (W-VA): March 4, 1868-March 4, 1874
3. Milledge Luke Bonham (W-GA): March 4, 1874-March 4, 1880
4. James Longstreet (W-GA): March 4, 1880-March 4, 1886
5. Zebulon Baird Vance (W-NC): March 4, 1886-March 4, 1892
6. Fitzhugh Lee (W-VA): March 4,1892-March 4, 1898
7. Thomas G. Jones (W-AL): March 4, 1898-March 4, 1904
8. Benjamin Tillman (W-SC): March 4, 1904-March 4, 1910
9. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (W-VA): March 4, 1910-March 4, 1916
10. Gabriel Semmes (W-AL): March 4, 1916-March 4, 1922
11. Wade Hampton V (W-SC): March 4, 1922-June 15, 1922
12. Charles Burton Mitchell III (W-AR): June 15: 1922-March 4, 1934
13. Jacob Featherston (F-VA): March 4, 1934-July 7, 1944
14. Donald Partridge (F-TN): July 7, 1944-July 14, 1944
Whig
Radical-Liberal
Freedom
And if Robert E. Lee doesn't want to be president after Davis, I think John C. Breckinridge may very well get the nod, as was mentioned previously.
Howsabout this?
And if Robert E. Lee doesn't want to be president after Davis, I think John C. Breckinridge may very well get the nod, as was mentioned previously.