Joseph J. Little

Joseph James Little (born June 5, 1841 in Bristol , Great Britain , † February 11, 1913 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1893 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph James Little was born in Bristol during the Victorian Age . The Little family immigrated to the United States in 1846 and settled in Morris , Otsego County . In the following time he attended community schools. He did an apprenticeship as a printer and then worked in a book printing company in New York to complete his trade. During the civil war he enlisted in the Union Army . He rose from corporal to first lieutenant between 1862 and 1864 . After the war, he set up a printing company in New York City. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election on November 3, 1891 in the twelfth constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Roswell P. Flower . Since he his candidacy in 1892 for the 53rd Congress abandoned, he retired from the after March 3, 1893 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he served as Education Commissioner and President on the New York City Education Committee. He worked in the printing and publishing business until his death. He died on February 11, 1913 in New York City and was then buried in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla .

Web links

• Joseph J. Little in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph J. Little in the database of Find a Grave (English)