Confederate States Secretary of State
| Confederate States Secretary of State | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Judah P. Benjamin March 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865 | |
| Confederate States State Department | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary |
| Status | Abolished |
| Member of | The Cabinet |
| Reports to | The President |
| Seat | Richmond, Virginia |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 25 February 1861 |
| First holder | Robert Toombs |
| Final holder | Judah P. Benjamin |
| Abolished | 10 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.
List of secretaries of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Political Party | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Robert Toombs (1810–1885) | February 25, 1861 | July 25, 1861 | 150 days | Democrat | ||
| 2 |  | Robert M. T. Hunter (1809–1887) | July 25, 1861 | February 22, 1862 | 212 days | Democrat | ||
| – |  | William M. Browne (1823–1883) Acting | March 7, 1862 | March 18, 1862 | 11 days | Democrat | ||
| 3 |  | Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) | March 18, 1862 | May 10, 1865 | 3 years, 53 days | Democrat | ||
See also
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- Alexander H. Stephens (1861–65)
- Robert Toombs (1861)
- Robert M. T. Hunter (1861–62)
- Judah P. Benjamin (1862–65)
- C. G. Memminger (1861–64)
- G. A. Trenholm (1864–65)
- John H. Reagan (1865)
- Leroy P. Walker (1861)
- Judah P. Benjamin (1861–62)
- George W. Randolph (1862)
- James A. Seddon (1862–65)
- John C. Breckinridge (1865)
- Stephen R. Mallory (1861–65)
- John H. Reagan (1861–65)
- Judah P. Benjamin (1861)
- Thomas Bragg (1861–62)
- Thomas H. Watts (1862–63)
- George Davis (1864–65)
