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Douglas, Stephen Arnold

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23 Apr. 1813

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:428; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:805; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:97.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

–3 June 1861.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:431; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:805; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:99.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Lawyer, politician.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:97; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:428; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:805.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Born at Brandon, Rutland Co., Vermont.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Son of Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah Fisk.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:805.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Moved to Ontario Co., New York, 1830.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Moved to Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois, 1833.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:97.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Served as attorney general of Illinois, 1835–1836.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:428–429.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Served as state representative, 1836–1841; moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1837.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:806.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Served as registrar of land office, 1837, at Springfield.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:806.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Served as Illinois secretary of state, 1840–1841, at Springfield.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:429.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1841.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:807.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Served as state supreme court justice, 1841–1842.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:806.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Served as U.S. representative, 1843–1847.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:98.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Part of peace commission sent with John J. Hardin to end hostilities in Hancock Co., Illinois, Sept. 1845.

Council of Fifty, “Record,” 30 Sept. 1845.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Council of Fifty. “Record of the Council of Fifty or Kingdom of God,” Mar. 1844–Jan. 1846. CHL.

Married first Martha Denny Martin, 1847, at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:98; “Martha Denny Martin Douglas,” Settle Cemetery, Rockingham Co., NC, Find a Grave, posted 14 Dec. 2006 (memorial no. 17019040), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17019040/martha-denny-douglas (accessed 8 July 2022); “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:431; Johannsen, Stephen A. Douglas, 208.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com.

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Johannsen, Robert W. Stephen A. Douglas. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973.

Moved to Chicago, 1847.

Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:807.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Served as U.S. senator, 1847–1861.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:98.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Married second Adèle Cutts, 20 Nov. 1856, at Washington DC.

Milton, Eve of Conflict, 4; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:431; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:98; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:807; Johannsen, Stephen A. Douglas, 540–541.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Milton, George Fort. The Eve of Conflict: Stephen A. Douglas and the Needless War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1934.

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Johannsen, Robert W. Stephen A. Douglas. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973.

Died at Chicago.

“Douglas, Stephen A.,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 2:431; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 6:808; “Douglas, Stephen A.,” in Encyclopedia of American History, 5:99.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.

Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.

Encyclopedia of American History. Edited by Gary B. Nash. 11 vols. New York: Facts on File, 2003.

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