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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

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