Stephen A. Douglas
When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5''4" Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as "the least man I ever saw." With the introduction of Douglas''s first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year-old Douglas State''s Attorney of Illinois'' largest judicial district, replacing John J...
When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5''4" Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as "the least man I ever saw." With the introduction of Douglas''s first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year-old Douglas State''s Attorney of Illinois'' largest judicial district, replacing John J...
