[PAR] [TLE] Alton, Illinois [SEP] Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 mi north of St. Louis, Missouri.  The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census.  It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.  It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, for its role preceding and during the American Civil War, and as the hometown of jazz musician Miles Davis and Robert Wadlow, the tallest known person in history.  It was the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858.  The former state penitentiary here was used during the war to hold up to 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war. [PAR] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln [SEP] Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.  Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.  In doing so, he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
[PAR] [TLE] Alton , Illinois [ SEP ] Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County , Illinois , United States , about 15 mi north of St. Louis , Missouri . The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census . It is a part of the Metro - East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area . It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city , for its role preceding and during the American Civil War , and as the hometown of jazz musician Miles Davis and Robert Wadlow , the tallest known person in history . It was the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858 . The former state penitentiary here was used during the war to hold up to 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war . [PAR] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln [ SEP ] Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12 , 1809 – April 15 , 1865 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865 . Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War — its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral , constitutional , and political crisis . In doing so , he preserved the Union , paved the way to the abolition of slavery , strengthened the federal government , and modernized the economy .
What is the name of the person who debated with Stephen Douglas in 1858 who was an American politician and served as the 16th President of the United States?
What is the name of the person who debated with Stephen Douglas in 1858 who was an American politician and served as the 16th President of the United States ?
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln