DOUGLAS, STEPHEN A. Definition & Meaning

Douglas, Stephen A.

A political leader of the nineteenth century, known for twice running against Abraham Lincoln — for a seat in the Senate from Illinois in 1858, which he won, and for the presidency in 1860, which he lost. The two engaged in the Lincoln-Douglas debates over slavery and other issues in 1858.

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Douglas, Stephen A., appointed to Ill. Supreme Court, 10; elected U. S. Senator, 19; his early career, 32 and n.,

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Douglas, Stephen A., 21, 262, 264, 266.

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Douglas, Stephen A., presidential candidate, 151.

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Douglas, Stephen A., 7, 63, 72, 95; Lincoln-Douglas debates, 101, 105; 103, nominated for President, 113; 126.

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Douglas, Stephen A., See Lincoln,—Buchanan, braves, 203; conqueror, returns as in 1858, 204-205; debate, defeats Ewing in, 97; debate, Whig's challenge to, 90; Democratic administration fights, 202-203; howled down in Chicago, 162; judiciary reorganized, 100-101; Kansas issue, not the author of, 157-158; Lincoln, debates with, 92, 97-99, 119, 170-175, 211; Missouri Compromise, 167-168; patriot, not humanitarian, 159; Republican leaders coquette with, 203-204; senate, Anti-slavery leaders in, confounded by, 170; State Fair speech, 162-163; Supreme Court, Jackson's attack on, 199.

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Douglass, Frederick W.Douglas, William O.

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