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William Little (Pittsburgh mayor)

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Preceded by
  
Jonas R. McClintock

Succeeded by
  
William W. Irwin

Name
  
William Little


Born
  
August 8, 1809 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (
1809-08-08
)

Died
  
August 26, 1887(1887-08-26) (aged 78) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

William Little (August 8, 1809 – August 26, 1887) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from 1839 to 1840.

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Early life

William Little was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1809. Early in his life he belonged to the civic/vigilance committee The Duquesne Greys.

Later life

After leaving the mayor's office he entered the private sector, developing a canal freight business in Ohio before moving further west and starting a successful furniture company in Iowa.

By the middle of the century the former mayor came back to his hometown of Pittsburgh to manage the Monongahela Navigation Company. He also served as treasurer of a local Pittsburgh bank.

He died in 1887 in Pittsburgh, aged 78, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

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