|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
politician
|
|
gptkbp:advocatesFor
|
expansion of slavery
|
|
gptkbp:affiliation
|
Northern Democrats
|
|
gptkbp:associatedWith
|
gptkb:Illinois_Democratic_Party
|
|
gptkbp:birthPlace
|
gptkb:Brandon,_Vermont
|
|
gptkbp:born
|
April 23, 1813
|
|
gptkbp:burialPlace
|
Oak Woods Cemetery
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
Josephine_Douglas
|
|
gptkbp:controversy
|
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
|
gptkbp:deathPlace
|
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
|
gptkbp:died
|
June 3, 1861
|
|
gptkbp:education
|
gptkb:Transylvania_University
|
|
gptkbp:electionYear
|
1860 Democratic National Convention
1858 Illinois Senate election
|
|
gptkbp:fullName
|
gptkb:Stephen_Arnold_Douglas
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Stephen Arnold Douglas
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
|
gptkbp:influencedBy
|
gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
|
|
gptkbp:knownFor
|
gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
gptkb:Douglas,_Wyoming
gptkb:Douglas_High_School
gptkb:Douglas_Memorial_Park
gptkb:Douglas_Park,_Chicago
gptkb:Douglas_County,_Illinois
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
Little Giant
|
|
gptkbp:notableWork
|
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
|
|
gptkbp:occupation
|
lawyer
political leader
land surveyor
|
|
gptkbp:office
|
U.S._Senator_from_Illinois
|
|
gptkbp:politicalParty
|
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
|
gptkbp:politicalPosition
|
Popular sovereignty
Senate_Majority_Leader
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Military_Affairs
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Post_Office_and_Post_Roads
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Territories
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Judiciary
|
|
gptkbp:position
|
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_of_Illinois
Chairman_of_the_Democratic_National_Committee
|
|
gptkbp:predecessor
|
gptkb:James_Shields
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
debater
|
|
gptkbp:signature
|
Stephen_A._Douglas_signature
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Caroline_E._H._Douglas
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:Lyman_Trumbull
|