James Little (1868–1 April 1946) was a unionist

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. Little studied at Queen's College and

Assembly's College ''This page is about a college in Northern Ireland. For institutions with similar names, see Union Theological Seminary and Union School of Theology'' , mottoeng = ''“Buy the truth and sell it not”'' (taken from Proverbs 23:23) , establi ...

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before being ordained as a Presbyterian clergyman in 1900. He was elected for the

Ulster Unionist Party The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movem ...

(UUP) at the 1939 Down by-election, but was upset when he was put up for re-selection before the

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, and decided instead to stand as an

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. He easily topped the poll and was elected. He refused to rejoin the UUP, and died a few months later.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882–1973'', p.185 His son was

David John Little David John Little KC (d. 16 April 1984) was an Ulster Unionist Party politician in the Parliament of Northern Ireland, a barrister and county court judge. Little was the son of Rev. Dr. James Little, erstwhile MP for County Down, and educated at ...

, a judge and MP.

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* 1868 births 1946 deaths Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Down constituencies (since 1922) UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 Independent politicians in Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Presbyterian ministers from Northern Ireland Alumni of Queen's University Belfast {{NorthernIreland-UK-MP-stub