Statue of Jefferson Davis (Frankfort, Kentucky)

The Statue of Jefferson Davis was unveiled in the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, in Frankfort, Kentucky on December 10, 1936. It depicts Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. It was erected under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It remained there until June 13, 2020. The Historic Properties Advisory Commission voted to move the statue out of the Rotunda to the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site near Fairview, Kentucky.

There were two plaques affixed to the base of the statue, which read:

"JEFFERSON DAVIS BORN: FAIRVIEW KENTUCKY JUNE 3, 1808 DIED: DECEMBER 6, 1889 ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY"

"PATRIOT – HERO – STATESMAN JUNE 3, 1808 – DECEMBER 6, 1889 TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY, 1821–1824 WEST POINT, 1824–1826 BLACK HAWK WAR, 1833 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1845–1846 MEXICAN WAR, 1847 U.S. SENATE, 1847–1853 SECRETARY OF WAR, 1853–1857 U.S. SENATE, 1857–1861 PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, 1861–1865"

In 2018, the second plaque was removed.