[DOC] [TLE] Stephen A. Douglas - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Stephen A. Douglas, including videos, ... 
Abraham Lincoln, who defeated him in the presidential race two years later. ... 
New York, before moving to Illinois in 1833, where he became involved in politics
. ... Stephen A. Douglas briefly courted Mary Todd, who went on to marry his 
future rival,... [DOC] [TLE] Mary Todd Lincoln - Wikipedia [PAR] Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818  July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 
16th President ... Before she married Abraham Lincoln, Mary was courted by his 
long-time ... Stephen A. Douglas and others, she chose Abraham Lincoln, a 
fellow Whig. ... Lincoln and Douglas eventually became political rivals in the 
great... [DOC] [TLE] Stephen A. Douglas - Wikipedia [PAR] Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813  June 3, 1861) was an American 
politician from ... He also opposed the efforts of President James Buchanan and 
his Southern ... Douglas briefly courted Mary Todd (who married Abraham 
Lincoln instead). ... With Stephen's approval, she had his two sons baptized as 
Catholic and... [DOC] [TLE] Loves, Lies, and Legends about Abraham Lincoln - Student Essay [PAR] Before Lincoln went home that night he walked four miles to give the man back ... 
In fact, his future wife Mary Todd always called him "Mr. Lincoln" or "Father. ... 
Interesting enough, she was dating Judge Stephen Douglas at the time, but 
chose ... Later, not surprisingly perhaps, Douglas became Lincoln's great political 
rival. [DOC] [TLE] The Little Girl Responsible for Lincoln's Beard - Today I Found Out [PAR] Oct 29, 2013 ... You see, shortly before Lincoln decided to grow a beard, something of a ... from 
New York, who sent a letter to Lincoln dated October 15, 1860: ... I am a little girl 
only 11 years old, but want you should be President of ... In one such instance, 
while publicly debating with his longtime rival Stephen Douglas-... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln | HistoryNet [PAR] Prior to his election as president in 1860, he had successful careers as a lawyer 
and ... She had three children by a previous marriage, Elizabeth, Matilda, and 
John. ..... the institution of slavery, had a great effect on the future presidency for 
Lincoln. ..... Stephen A. Douglas, that propelled him onto the national political 
stage. [DOC] [TLE] The wife John McCain callously left behind | Daily Mail Online [PAR] Jun 7, 2008 ... Crippled by a car accident when he was a PoW, she'd lost her looks and her 
health. ... will focus on Barack Obama and his Republican rival Senator John 
McCain. ... of McCain's and had two children  Douglas and Andrew  before ... H
. Ross Perot, a billionaire Texas businessman, future presidential... [DOC] [TLE] In the Shadow of the Little Giant: Lincoln before the Great Debates [PAR] Unlike Douglas, who began his law practice alone, Lincoln took what ... twenty-
three-year-old Stephen Douglas was in his third year of practice and well known. 
.... affection, for she spurned both and reputedly twenty others before marrying 
three ..... [103] His guardedness reflected calculations regarding his future 
political... [DOC] [TLE] Who Lincoln Was | New Republic [PAR] Jul 14, 2009 ... Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession ... General 
Winfield Scott, from slurs by Senator Stephen A. Douglas, .... Indeed, in some 
quarters, Lincoln's political successes, before and during his presidency, now .... 
chief rival within his party as secretary of state dated back, as James... [DOC] [TLE] Second Round of First Ladies - Dress of the Month Club [PAR] Nov 6, 2012 ... Say what you will about Andrew Jackson, the man loved his wife. ... Kentucky 
family, Mary Todd Lincoln met her future president in Springfield, IL. ... did in the 
1840s) Stephen Douglas before she married Abraham Lincoln. Stephen Douglas 
was Abe's contentious and outspoken political presidential

Question: Before marrying the future president, she dated his political rival Stephen Douglas
Answer: Mary Todd Lincoln