NameSen. Stephen Arnold “The Little Giant” DOUGLAS1126
Birth23 Apr 1813, Brandon, Rutland Co., Vermont
Death3 Jun 1861, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
BurialDouglas Tomb State Historic Site, 36th Street Near Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
OccupationAttorney
EducationAcademy At Canandaigua, NY
Notes for Sen. Stephen Arnold “The Little Giant” DOUGLAS
U.S. SENATOR, 1847-61
Stephen Douglas will forever be remembered for a series of debates he held with Abraham Lincoln during the U.S. Senate election of 1858. When the Civil War broke out, he offered his services to President Lincoln and helped to rouse support for the Union cause. Douglas County, Illinois is named after him.