Did any U.S. president serve in the Confederate government?

July 16, 2020December 31, 2011 by Pamela Landy

One U.S. president did serve in the Confederate government.

John Tyler (president 1841-45) represented Virginia in the Confederate House of Representatives beginning in 1861.

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