Christopher Gustavus Memminger (German: Christoph Gustav Memminger; January 9, 1803 – March 7, 1888) was a German-born American politician and a secessionist who participated in the formation of the Confederate States government. He was the principal author of the Provisional Constitution (1861) as well as the founder of the Confederate financial system. As the first Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury, Memminger was the main author of the economic policies of Jefferson Davis's administration. Must have been a lot of people who generally agreed with some basic principles but then it took just maybe one to really kick things in to gear. Interesting to me that it appears to have been a money man, but of course it had to be a money man, but then again, haven't there been some revolutions led by a slave? Well I guess maybe you would want to ask Nat Turner about that. Memminger in Flat Rock The built environment of the site, now known as Connemara and designated as Carl Sa...
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