Stephen Douglas By TietjenMM06 Apr 23, 1813 Stephen Douglas is Born Period: Apr 23, 1813 to Jun 3, 1861 Stephen Douglas May 17, 1832 Douglas Enrolls at Canandaigua Academy Dec 17, 1836 Douglas Becomes a Member of the Illinois State Legislature May 17, 1843 Douglas is Elected to Congress May 17, 1846 Douglas Joins the U.S. Senate Sep 9, 1850 Douglas and Clay Draft the Compromise of 1850 May 17, 1852 Douglas Attempts to Run for Presidency Aug 21, 1858 Lincoln Loses First of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates on Slavery Oct 13, 1858 Lincoln Declares Slavery a Moral Wrong in the Sixth Lincoln-Douglas Debate Oct 15, 1858 The Slave Debate Comes to a Head at the Seventh and Final Lincoln-Douglas Debate Oct 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln Elected 16th President of the United States Jun 3, 1861 Douglas Dies from Typhoid Fever
