Douglas, Stephen Arnold (04/23/1813-06/03/1861)

Summary

• Occupation: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, politician
• Number of Terms: 2

Subject

• Douglas, Stephen Arnold
• Board of Regents
• United States Congress
• Senator
• Democratic Party (U.S.)

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

Regent images can be seen at

Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Graham Gallery; Illinois State Historical Library; Union League Club of Chicago; University of Chicago; State of Illinois; Chicago Historical Society; Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Regent type

Senator (Democrat)

State

Illinois

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 02/21/1854-06/03/1861

Topic

• Legislators
• Politicians
• Regents

Place

• United States
• Illinois

Form/Genre

Biographies

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