Stephen Douglas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Douglas
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 23, 1813(1813-04-23)
Age	211
Date Of Death	June 3, 1861
Birthplace	Brandon
Country	United States
Birth City	Vermont
Horoscope	Aries

Stephen Douglas Biography

Stephen Douglas is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 23, 1813 in Brandon, Vermont, United States. The iconic Senator of Illinois who in 1854 famously drafted famously drafted the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed the settlers of Kansas as well as Nebraska to determine, by popular sovereignty in 1854, whether or not their state would accept slavery. It was his Democratic candidate for president in 1854.

He was defeated by He defeated Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Senate election of 1858 but lost to him two years later in the Presidential election of 1860. in the Illinois Senate election of 1858 . He lost to Lincoln about two years later, in the presidential election of 1860.

He got married to his wife of first marriage Martha Martin in 1847 but Martha Martin passed away shortly after when they had their 3rd child.

Stephen Douglas Net Worth

Stephen Douglas is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Douglas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He taught and briefly ran an academy before pursuing law.

The violent clashes called Bleeding Kansas was fought within the state following his famous act of violence was passed. The was viewed by historians as a catalyst for the Civil War.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Stephen Douglas height 5 ft 4 in Stephen weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Stephen Douglas Dating?

According to our records, Stephen Douglas married to Adele Cutts , Martha Martin. As of December 1, 2023, Stephen Douglas’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephen Douglas celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.

What did Stephen Douglas do for slavery?

He was one of the brokers of the Compromise of 1850 which sought to avert a sectional crisis; to further deal with the volatile issue of extending slavery into the territories, Douglas became the foremost advocate of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowed to determine whether to permit …

What was Stephen Douglas known for?

He was influential in the passage of the Compromise of 1850 (which tried to maintain a congressional balance between free and slave states), and the organization of the Utah and New Mexico territories under popular sovereignty was a victory for his doctrine. Stephen A. Douglas.

What did Stephen Douglas propose?

In 1854, amid sectional tension over the future of slavery in the Western territories, Senator Stephen A. Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act , which he believed would serve as a final compromise measure.

What was Stephen Douglas role in the Compromise of 1850?

When the Compromise of 1850 was introduced, Douglas was the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories , which meant he was in charge of the committee dealing with the new frontier land the U.S. had just “acquired” from Mexico.

What were Douglas's views on slavery?

Famous for defeating Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 U.S. Senate campaign and losing to him in the presidential contest two years later, Douglas believed in white supremacy, opposed the abolition of slavery and basic civil rights for Blacks, and profited from a slave plantation in Mississippi that his wife inherited from …