William Little (August 8, 1809 – August 26, 1887) was

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, in the US state of Pennsylvania, from 1839 to 1840.

Early life

Little was born in

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, Pennsylvania, in 1809. Early in his life, he belonged to the civic/

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The Duquesne Greys.

Later life

After leaving the mayor's office he entered the private sector, developing a canal freight business in

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before moving further west and starting a successful furniture company in

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. By the middle of the century he returned to Pittsburgh to manage the Monongahela Navigation Company. He was also treasurer of a local Pittsburgh bank. He died in 1887 in Pittsburgh, aged 78, and is buried in

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External links

William Little entry
at

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