text_original: In 1843 Mr. Douglas was elected to Congress, where he served for two terms; he was re elected to the House for the third term, but at the following session of the legislature, December, 1846, he was chosen for the United States Senate, of which he remained a member until his death.
text_transcription: IN EIGHTEEN FORTY THREE MISTER DOUGLAS WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS WHERE HE SERVED FOR TWO TERMS HE WAS RE ELECTED TO THE HOUSE FOR THE THIRD TERM BUT AT THE FOLLOWING SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE DECEMBER EIGHTEEN FORTY SIX HE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE OF WHICH HE REMAINED A MEMBER UNTIL HIS DEATH
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː mˈɪstɚ. dˈʌɡləz wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, wˌɛɹ hiː sˈɜːvd fɔːɹ tˈuː tˈɜːmz; hiː wʌz ɹˌiː ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə hˈaʊs fɚðə θˈɜːd tˈɜːm, bˌʌt æt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈɛʃən ʌvðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks, hiː wʌz tʃˈoʊzən fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛnət, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.