Stephen Douglas
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Stephen Douglas
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
Yes. He was the Democratic nominee in 1860. (He also campaigned unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in the two elections before that.)
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland was the first member of the modern Democratic Party to win the Presidency . He first won in 1884. Before the Civil War, Andrew Jackson won in 1828. He was the founder of the Democratic Party that lasted until it split over slavery in 1860.
The "Democratic" party we know today dates from the 1800's, so does the Republican. Lincoln was the first Republican president in 1860.
The Democratic Party broke apart in 1860 over the issue of slavery.
Democratic Party - Switzerland - was created in 1860.
The Northern Democratic candidate for president in 1860 was Stephen Douglas from Illinois. The Southern Democratic candidate was John Breckinridge from Kentucky. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic)
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