Davis emerged to begin a career in politics. A steadfast supporter of state’s rights and slavery, he served as a delegate to the Democratic state convention in 1840 and 1842 and ran unsuccessfully for the state legislature in 1843.
Davis focused onincreasing the army’s size and improving national defenses and weapons technology, as well as providing protection for settlers in the Western territories. From the U.S. Senate to the Confederacy Davis returned to the Senate in 1857.
Jefferson Davis. Davis faced difficulties throughout the war as he struggled to manage the Southern war effort, maintain control the Confederate economy and keep a new nation united. Davis’ often contentious personality led to conflicts with other politicians as well as his own military officers.
