Provisional Congress of the Confederate States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Provisional_Congress_of_the_Confederate_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:constitutionAdopted March 11, 1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:dissolved February 17, 1862
gptkbp:established February 4, 1861
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:members delegates from seceded Southern states
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Alexander_H._Stephens
gptkb:Robert_Toombs
gptkb:Howell_Cobb
gptkbp:numberOfSessions 4
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Howell_Cobb
gptkbp:role appointed Jefferson Davis as President
authorized military actions
drafted permanent Confederate Constitution
established Confederate government
gptkbp:successor gptkb:First_Confederate_Congress
gptkbp:type unicameral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_of_the_Provisional_Congress_of_the_Confederate_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6