Stoughton was a prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County from 1855 to 1859 and a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention . He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as United States District Attorney for the District of Michigan in March 1861 , but resigned a few months later to enter the Union Army following the outbreak of the Civil War
1860 Republican National Convention
1860 Republican National Convention
William L. Stoughton