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Stephen A. Douglas

Stephen Arnold Douglas (né Douglass; April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A U.S. senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party to run for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.

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American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)

Born 23 Apr 1813
Died 3 Jun 1861

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  • Cover of: Life of Stephen A. Douglas
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  • Cover of: The Lincoln and Douglas debates: in the senatorial campaign of 1858 in Illinois, between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas; containing also Lincoln's address at Cooper Institute
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  • Cover of: Non-interference by Congress with slavery in the territories: speech of Hon. S.A. Douglas, of Illinois, in the Senate, May 15 and 16, 1860.
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  • Cover of: Popular sovereignty in the territories: rejoinder of Judge Douglas to Judge Black.
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  • Cover of: Lincoln and Douglas Debates: In the Senatorial Campaign of 1858 in Illinois, Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Arnold Douglas

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  • Cover of: Autobiography of Stephen A. Douglas

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  • Cover of: Speech of Senator Douglas: before the Legislature of Illinois, April 25, 1861, in compliance with a joint resolution of the two houses.
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  • Cover of: A brief treatise upon constitutional and party questions: and the history of political parties, as I received it orally from the late Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
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  • Cover of: Speech of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas on the "Measures of adjustment,"
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  • Cover of: The dividing line between federal and local authority: popular sovereignty in the territories

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  • Cover of: Letter of Judge Douglas in reply to the speech of Dr. Gwin at Grass Valley, Cal.
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  • Cover of: Speech of Senator S.A. Douglas, of Illinois, on the state of the Union: delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 3, 1861

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  • Cover of: Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois: Including the Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, etc. , Also the Two Great Speeches of Lincoln in Ohio in 1859, and A...

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  • Cover of: Remarks of the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas on Kansas, Utah and the Dred Scott decision: delivered at Springfield, Illinois, June 12th, 1857.
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  • Cover of: Speech of Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, on the state of the Union: delivered in the Senate, January 3, 1861.
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American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)

Born 23 Apr 1813
Died 3 Jun 1861

Subjects

Politics and government, Slavery, Speeches in Congress, Extension to the territories, United States, History, Squatter sovereignty, Compromise of 1850, States' rights (American politics), Powers and duties, United States. Congress, Democratic, Constitutional law, Fugitive slaves, Kansas-Nebraska bill, Legal status, laws, Law and legislation, Lincoln-Douglas debates, 1858, Missouri compromise, Monroe doctrine, Political career before 1861, Secession, Boundaries, Campaign debates, Campaign literature, 1858

Places

United States, Kansas, Illinois, America, California, Texas, Great Britain, Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), Utah, Washington (D.C.)

People

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), Jeremiah S. Black (1810-1883), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Jacob Collamer (1791-1865), Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861), Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880), Cyrus Barton (1795-1855), Dred Scott (1809-1858), Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1810-1883), Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), William McKendree Gwin (1805-1885)

Time

1854-1861, 1857-1861, 1849-1853, 1853-1857, 1815-1861, 1849-1861, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1841-1845, 1845-1849, 1845-1861, 1846-1850, 1860, 1861-1865, John Brown's Raid, 1859, To 1865, War of 1812

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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