[DOC] [TLE] Stephen A. Douglas - Wikipedia [PAR] Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813  June 3, 1861) was an American politician from Illinois and the designer of the KansasNebraska Act. He was a U.S. representative, a U.S. senator, and the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1860 election, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln. [DOC] [TLE] LincolnDouglas debates - Wikipedia [PAR] The LincolnDouglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between 
Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from 
Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party 
candidate. At the time, U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures; thus 
Lincoln and ... He served one two-year term in the House of Representatives. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia [PAR] Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th 
President of the United States from March 1861 until his ... Largely self-educated, 
he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and was ... Lincoln spoke out 
against the expansion of slavery, but lost the U.S. Senate race to Douglas. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln Pre-Presidential Political Timeline [PAR] The following timeline provides a brief glimpse of his political career before the ... 
he ran for the U.S. Senate, making a name for himself in those famous debates. 
By 1860 he became the first Republican to win a presidential election. ... Wins 
election to first term in Illinois House of Representatives ... DECEMBER 22, 1847 [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion 1854-1861 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] US Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate, he played a key role in 
passing ... An Illinois later wand politician, he briefly served in Congress from 
1847-1848 ... His election in 1860 drove South Carolina from the Union, 
eventually leading to ... Raised during one of the Lincoln-Douglass debates by 
Abe Lincoln, who... [DOC] [TLE] The Sixteenth US President - Abraham Lincoln - Sheppard Software [PAR] During his entire life, he had less than one full year of formal education; but 
thanks to his ... In 1832 Lincoln decided to run for a seat in the Illinois House of 
Representatives as a ... (1834-42) and the United States House of 
Representatives (1847-49). ... This foreshadowed the famous Lincoln-Douglas 
debates that were held... [DOC] [TLE] Stephen A. Douglas - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] He was re-elected senator from Illinois in 1858 after a series of eloquent debates 
with ... In 1847, he was elected U.S. senator, a position he held until his death in 
1861. ... of 1858 was highlighted by his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln. [DOC] [TLE] Stephen A. Douglas | United States senator | Britannica.com [PAR] 1861. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society. Douglas left New England at 
the ... Douglas was elected in 1846 to the U.S. Senate, in which he served until 
his death; ... debates with Lincoln in a close contest for the Senate seat in Illinois, 
and ... In the debates, Douglas enunciated his famous Freeport Doctrine, which
... [DOC] [TLE] Stephen Arnold Douglas, U.S. Senator (1813 - 1861) - Genealogy [PAR] Aug 9, 2016 ... Death: Died June 3, 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ... Historical 
records matching Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator .... He was challenged for his 
Senate position in 1858 by Abraham Lincoln, who had served with .... whom he 
met in a series of seven famous debates which became known as... [DOC] [TLE] In the First Debate with Lincoln by Stephen Arnold Douglas. America ... [PAR] Born in 1818, died in 1861; elected Supreme Court Judge in Illinois in 1841; 
member of Congress in 1843; United States Senator in 1847 and 1853; ... Clay 
was the great leader, with Webster on his right and Cass on his left, and 
sustained ... I desire to know whether Mr. Lincoln to-day stands as he did in 1854, 
in favor of the... [DOC] [TLE] Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813 - 1861) - Find A Grave Memorial [PAR] Jan 1, 2001 ... Born Arnold Douglass,

Question: Famous for his debates with Lincoln, he served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861
Answer: Stephen Douglas