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Stephan Douglas
Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans were his major opposition.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglass.
His opponent in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was Senator and Judge Stephan A. Douglas. His opponent in the Civil War was Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Stephan Douglas courted Mary Todd, but she chose Abraham Lincoln over him. After that he married Martha Martin.
A man that ran against AbraHAM Lincoln for pres before Civil war.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglass.
Stephan A. Douglas was a US Senator from Illinois. He won the position against Abraham Lincoln and they engaged in a series of debates that attracted national attention.He is noted as an advocate of "popular sovereignty" which was the idea of letting the people in a territory vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He ran against Lincoln for President in 1896.
Stephan A. Douglas was a US Senator from Illinois. He won the position against Abraham Lincoln and they engaged in a series of debates that attracted national attention.He is noted as an advocate of "popular sovereignty" which was the idea of letting the people in a territory vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He ran against Lincoln for President in 1896.
Stephan A. Douglas was a US Senator from Illinois. He won the position against Abraham Lincoln and they engaged in a series of debates that attracted national attention.He is noted as an advocate of "popular sovereignty" which was the idea of letting the people in a territory vote on whether to allow slavery or not. He ran against Lincoln for President in 1896.
In the 1858 election for senator. During this event, Lincoln and Douglas held a series of debates, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Stephen Douglas, who defeated Abraham Lincoln in the election (which was conducted in the Illinois legislature). Nonetheless, Lincoln became the popular Republican candidate for President in 1860, defeating Douglas who was the Democratic candidate.