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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. When the Compromise of 1850, an omnibus bill proposed by Henry Clay, seemed on the verge of ...
Stephen Douglas. Date of Birth - Death April 23, 1813-June 3, 1861. Although a complex statesman, Stephen Douglas stood as one of the leading political figures in the coming of the American Civil War. Stephen Douglas was born in the midst of the War of 1812, on April 23, 1813, in Brandon, Vermont and grew up on his uncle’s farm in the state.
29 de oct. de 2009 · The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of seven public debates in 1858 between Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas. The main topic was ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories. The slavery extension question had seemingly been settled by the Missouri Compromise ...
11 de ago. de 2023 · Stephen Douglas was the only son and second-born of two children of Stephen Arnold Douglas and Sarah Fisk Douglass. Stephen Douglass dropped the last “s” in the family name later in life. Stephen Douglas’s father was a successful physician who died unexpectedly of a heart attack on July 1, 1813, just nine weeks after his son’s birth.
Stephen A. Douglas. Stephen Arnold Douglas (* 23.April 1813 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont; † 3. Juni 1861 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Präsidentschaftskandidat der Nordstaaten-Demokraten bei den Wahlen 1860.Außerdem vertrat er den Staat Illinois in beiden Kammern des Kongresses
Stephen Arnold Douglas (23 tháng 4 năm 1813 - 3 tháng 6 năm 1861) là một chính khách và luật sư người Hoa Kỳ đến từ tiểu bang Illinois, cũng là người đã phác thảo ra Đạo luật Kansas – Nebraska vào năm 1854. Đồng thời, ông cũng từng là Thành viên của Hạ viện bang Illinois từ năm ...
