According to his Wikipedia page, he was selected by delegates at a constitutional convention, but how were those men appointed? Was there any form of popular vote involved?
And as an aside, were Davis' powers and responsibilities relatively comparable to those of Lincoln, or was he limited by the looser structure of the Confederacy?
While a perfectly fine question, more of our Civil War experts are sticking around in this AMA thread today, so I would suggest you repost it here!