William Little | |
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9th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
In office 1839–1840 |
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Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | William W. Irwin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
August 8, 1809
Died | August 26, 1887 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
(aged 78)
William Little (August 8, 1809 – August 26, 1887) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from 1839 to 1840.
William Little was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1809. Early in his life he belonged to the civic/vigilance committee The Duquesne Greys.
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.