Politicians Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas

Living place: Vermont

Birthday: 23-4-1813

Global rank: #40602

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Who is Politicians Stephen Douglas?
Iconic Illinois state senator who, in 1854, famously formulated the Kansas-Nebraska law, allowing settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide, through popular sovereignty, whether or not their status would permit slavery. He was the Democratic candidate for President in 1860.
A series of violent confrontations, known as the Kansas bleeding, broke out in the states after his famous act. adopted and this event has been cited by many historians as a precipitating factor of the Civil War.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was a teacher and briefly opened a school before studying law.

Family life info

He married his first wife Martha Martin in 1847 but she later died in the birth of their third child together.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Politicians Stephen Douglas?
He defeated Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate election but lost two years later in the 1860 Presidential election.

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When was Politicians Stephen Douglas born?
Stephen Douglas was born in 23-4-1813, death year is , at the age of 211.
Where is Politicians Stephen Douglas's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Stephen Douglas was born in Vermont, . is a Politicians, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Stephen Douglas's global rank is 40602 and whose rank is 439 in list of famous Politicians.
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Events in 1813 and 23-4

Birthday Stephen Douglas (23-4) in history

  • Day 23-4 year 1616: Great Britain's playwright William Shakespeare passed away aged 52 in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
  • Day 23-4 year 1954: Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs.
  • Day 23-4 year 1969: Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death (later reduced to a life sentence) for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
  • Day 23-4 year 1985: Coca-Cola announced that it was changing its formula and introduced New Coke.
  • Day 23-4 year 1998: James Earl Ray, convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died.
  • Day 23-4 year 2004: The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Libya.
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