Stephen A. Douglas -- Opponent of Abraham Lincoln
The little giant of national politics, born in Brandon in 1813, moved to Middlebury to learn cabinetmaking. Returning to Brandon, he attended the Academy. Moving to Illinois in 1833, his career merged with the stream of national politics, reaching the height in his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Lincolns opponent during the campaign, he nonetheless supported the Union until his death in June, 1861.
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