Stephen A. Douglas was a student at Canandaigua Academy between 1830 and January 1833; he later was elected as US senator from Illinois senator and was the 1860 Democratic Party presidential nominee before losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln.
Stephen A. Douglas was a student at Canandaigua Academy between 1830 and January 1833; he later moved west and was elected as US senator from Illinois. He was the 1860 Democratic Party presidential nominee, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln.