Sir Joseph Ignatius Little (1835 14 July 1902) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the

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Little was born in

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, the son of Cornelius Little and Brigid (née Costin). He was a lawyer by profession, and was called to the Newfoundland Bar in 1859. Elected to the

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for Harbour Main in an 1867

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, he was

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1870–75 in the cabinet of

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, and was a minister without portfolio in the cabinet of

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. In 1883 he was appointed to the

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, and became Chief Justice in 1898. He was

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in the

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list, effective from 19 December 1901. Little died in office on 14 July 1902 in

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