Stephen A. Douglas in Quincy
Statesman and politician Stephen A. Douglas began his distinguished national career in Quincy. A resident of the city from 1841-1847, he served as Associate Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1841-1843, then in the U.S. House until he was elevated to the Senate in 1847. Douglas maintained a residence at the Quincy House, located on this site. On October 13, 1858, Judge Douglas returned here, visiting old friends before crossing the street to share the lecture platform with Lincoln for the sixth debate in the statewide series that helped to determine the outcome of the Senate race and shape the future of our nation. Douglas later referred to his years in Quincy as when "I was first placed upon a national career where I was ever after kept."
Marker is on Maine Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
