Honorable Stephen Arnold Douglass

1813 - 1861  (48 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Stephen Arnold Douglass
  Title	Honorable
  Born	23 Apr 1813
  		Stephen A Douglas Birth Place. Stephen A Douglas Birth Place.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	At some point he dropped the second "S" off the end of Douglass.
  Occupation	Stephen was a politician. He was the Senator from Illinois from November 30, 1840 to February 15, 1841.
  		Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Stephen A Douglas is best remembered as the man who ran against Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln - Douglass debates were held as both ran for Senator from Illinois. While Lincoln would lose the race to Douglas the debates are credited with giving Lincoln the exposure he needed to run for president.
  		Lincoln Douglas Debates A. The letter from Stephen Douglas to Abraham Lincoln in which the two agreed to the Lincoln-Douglas debate series.
  		Lincoln Douglas Debates B. The letter from Stephen Douglas to Abraham Lincoln in which the two agreed to the Lincoln-Douglas debate series.
  		Forcing Slavery. It is a debated topic as to whether or not Stephen Douglas supported slavery. He did own a plantation on which slaves were used. Perhaps the best that could be said was that he saw slavery as a political issue and not a human rights issue. As a politician he tried to please both sides of the issue. This political cartoon that originally appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1856 leaves no doubt as to the cartoonist opinion. Douglass is one of the men depicted as forcing slavery down the throat of a "Freesoiler" (an anti-slavery party) while in the right corner in the background there is a figure that has been lynched. Kneeling next to Douglas is President Franklin Pierce. He stood against anti-slavery groups. He supported and signed the Kansas–Nebraska Act which allowed settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within it's borders. He also actively enforced the Fugitive Slave Act.
  		Hon Stephen A Douglas. Hon Stephen A Douglas.
  Died	3 Jun 1861	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  		Judge Douglas Lying In State. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 15, 1861
  Buried	Stephen A Douglas Tomb and Memorial, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  		Death Of Hon. Stephen A Douglas. The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Wednesday, June 5, 1861 page 3.
  		Stephen A Douglas Grave Site. Stephen was buried near Lake Michigan on a 16' x 16' piece of land. Initially it surrounded by a simple wooden fence. Before long the fence had names carved in it from visitors from every state of the union.
  		Stephen A Douglas Monument. The simple grave was soon replaced by a monument that took 20 years to complete. A 46 foot tall column of white marble is topped off with a 10 foot tall bronze statue of the man who in life was just over 5 feet tall.
  		Stephen Douglas Statue that tops his memorial. From the book "History of the Douglas Monument at Chicago" by Leonard W. Volk who was also the designer and sculptor of the monument. Published 1880.
  Siblings	1. Sarah Douglass,   b. 29 Oct 1811
  Person ID	I35693	Nagel
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Stephen Arnold Douglass,   b. 1781, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York ,   d. 1 Jul 1813, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont  (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Fiske,   b. 24 Mar 1789,   d. 30 May 1869  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	10 Jan 1811
  Family ID	F11417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Martini,   b. Abt 1826,   d. 19 Jan 1853  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Married	Mar 1847
  Children	1. Robert M Douglas,   b. 28 Jan 1849,   d. 28 Feb 1917  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]   2. Stephen Arnold Douglas, Jr,   b. Nov 1850,   d. 1908  (Age ~ 57 years)  [Birth]   3. Baby Douglas,   b. 1853,   d. 1853  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F11418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Adele Cutts,   b. 27 Dec 1835, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. 26 Jan 1899, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 63 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1856
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F11419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 3 Jun 1861 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Buried - - Stephen A Douglas Tomb and Memorial, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Stephen A Douglas. Stephen A Douglas.
  		Stephen A. Douglas Honorable Stephen Douglas - Candidate who beat Abraham Lincoln for the office of Senator from Illinois, My 12th cousin, 7 times removed.