Confederate States Secretary of State | |
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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.