Alternate History Hypothetical Confederate Presidents list

[johnreiter]

assuming the south gained it's independence (never mind how), who would be the most likely presidents of the CSA, up to the present day (or as far as we can project)

Presidents of the CSA were limited to a single 6 year term. Jefferson Davis' term in office would end in 1866. My own own guess is that Robert E. Lee would be elected president after him. This seems to be the consensus of most Southern Victory timelines I have read, and it follows the American pattern that after a major war the victorious general is always elected. If Lee succeeds Davis, he would be president until 1872. Who is after him?

 

[johnreiter]

I just realized I put this in the wrong place. Can I get it moved to Pre-1900, Please? It's my first time posting here

 

[LTR]

I just realized I put this in the wrong place. Can I get it moved to Pre-1900, Please? It's my first time posting here

Done.

And welcome.

 

[johnreiter]

Here are some people I have seen suggested as future CSA presidents in various novels, short stories, and other alternate histories

John C. Breckinridge
Henry S. Foote
James Longstreet
Rooney Lee
Fitzhugh Lee

 

[Husky_Khan]

Here are some people I have seen suggested as future CSA presidents in various novels, short stories, and other alternate histories

John C. Breckinridge
Henry S. Foote
James Longstreet
Rooney Lee
Fitzhugh Lee

John C. Breckinridge is actually a good candidate for a post Robert E. Lee term though with Lee passing away in 1870 possibly, it's also likely that Robert E. Lee's Vice President could be well positioned to take over. Or take over after Lee's term is over in... 1872-73.

I'm sure there's a lot of names that could get thrown about but I think Robert E. Lee would select someone more of a politician and less a high level General as his running mate, and likely from a state decidedly different then Virginia to attract more votes. I think Louis Wigfall of Texas is a possible choice. He was a strong states rights activist, differed with Jefferson Davis a lot and also was a supporter of Robert E. Lee during his military career. Another possible choice, because Georgia was such a populated state in the Confederacy, could be Robert Toombs as a running mate since Lee and he knew each other.

 

[johnreiter]

I went ahead and made a list of hypothetical presidents of the Confederate States of America, starting with the ones I found suggested in alternate history fiction. After that, I finished the list by looking up the most popular candidates from the former CSA in each US presidential election. The list is, as a result, fairly random, but I think it makes an interesting though experiment, and a fun alternate reality to consider.

Jefferson Davis	1860-1866
Robert E. Lee	1866-1872
John C. Breckinridge	1872-1875
P. G. T. Beauregard	1875-1878
Henry S. Foote	1878-1880
Jubal Early	1880-1884
James Longstreet	1884-1890
Rooney Lee	1890-1891
James G. Field	1891-1896
Fitzhugh Lee	1896-1902
Joseph Wheeler	1902-1908
Thomas E. Watson	1908-1914
Woodrow Wilson	1914-1920
James E. Ferguson	1920-1926
Joseph T. Robinson	1926-1932
John Nance Garner	1932-1938
Harry S. Truman	1938-1944
Alben W. Barkley	1944-1950
Strom Thurmond	1950-1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower	1956-1962
Lyndon B. Johnson	1962-1968
Barry Goldwater	1968-1974
George Wallace	1974-1980
Spiro Agnew	1980-1986
Jimmy Carter	1986-1992
Bill Clinton	1992-1998
Ross Perot	1998-2004
Al Gore	2004-2010
John McCain	2010-2016
Darrell Castle	2016-2022
Spike Cohen	2022-2028