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Signature. Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the ...
19 de abr. de 2024 · Stephen A. Douglas (born April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vermont, U.S.—died June 3, 1861, Chicago, Illinois) was an American politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the territories before the American Civil War (1861–65).
9 de nov. de 2009 · Stephen A. Douglas was a controversial and influential politician known as a champion for popular sovereignty and his widely followed debates with Abraham Lincoln.
Stephen Arnold Douglas (Brandon, Vermont, 23 de abril de 1813 – Chicago, Illinois, 3 de junho de 1861) foi um político norte-americano do estado de Illinois. Carreira. Ele foi congressista, um senador e candidato pelo Partido Democrata nas eleições presidenciais de 1860, mas perdeu para o republicano Abraham Lincoln.
Stephen A. Douglas, (born April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vt., U.S.—died June 3, 1861, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. politician. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1843–47) and Senate (1847–61), where he strongly supported the Union and national expansion.
11 de ago. de 2023 · April 23, 1813–June 3, 1861. Stephen Douglas was a prominent Congressman and Senator from Illinois, He supported Manifest Destiny and Popular Sovereignty and helped pass the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. In 1858, he participated in a series of public debates with Abraham Lincoln.
Stephen A. Douglas: A Featured Biography. Known as “the Little Giant” because his political stature far exceeded his height of five-foot-four, Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas remained a prominent national figure from his first election to the Senate in 1847 until his death in 1861.
