史蒂芬·阿諾·道格拉斯（，），美国佛蒙特州人，是一名民主黨籍的政治家。道格拉斯曾任聯邦眾議員與聯邦參議員，也是內布拉斯加法案的設計者，並曾在1860年代表民主黨參選美國總統，但敗於共和黨的亞伯拉罕·林肯。道格拉斯先前在中与林肯的辩论中战胜了他。他曾推动通过了1850年妥协案来防止蓄奴问题导致更大的南北区域分歧。道格拉斯坚持倡导人民主权，认为美国领地蓄奴与否的问题应自行解决、而不受到联邦干涉。该立场同时被和廢奴主義者反对。由于其较小的体型和具有影响力的政治地位，道格拉斯常被称为“小巨人”。

职业生涯

1860年总统选举

提名 
道格拉斯在1858年重新胜选参议员巩固了他在民主党党内获取1860年美国总统选举提名的可能。他的支持者主要来自北方和中西部，而如亚历山大·史蒂芬斯的一些亲联邦南方政客也同意他的主张。道格拉斯和时任总统詹姆斯·布坎南不合，而他的主张则让更多南方参议员对其反感。在中，布坎南联合其南方盟友豁免了道格拉斯的主席的职位。道格拉斯协助阻止了通过联邦奴隶条款，而后他建立农业赠地大学的法案被布坎南否决。

註釋

參考文獻
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延伸閱讀
 Barbee, David R.,  and Milledge L. Bonham, Jr. "The Montgomery Address of Stephen A. Douglas," Journal of Southern History, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Nov., 1939), pp. 527–552 in JSTOR
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 Dean; Eric T., Jr. "Stephen A. Douglas and Popular Sovereignty" Historian 1995 57(4): 733-748 online version
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外部連結

Project Gutenberg text of Life of Stephen A. Douglas by William Gardner
Page images of two Speeches made by Douglas, one on the Compromise of 1850
Speech made before the NY State Agricultural Society
Association dedicated to preservation of Douglas history. Site contains many speeches and images.

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