William Little (Pittsburgh mayor)
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William Little (January 8, 1809 – August 26, 1887), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1839 to 1840.
[edit] Early life
William Little was born in Pittsburgh in 1809. Early in his life he belonged to the civic/vigilance committee The Duquesne Greys.
[edit] Pittsburgh politics
Upon being elected mayor Little began a fractious and confrontational relationship with city council. He declined to seek reelection in 1840, citing frustration with the politics of the city [citation needed].
- See also: List of Mayors of Pittsburgh
[edit] Later life
After leaving the mayor's office he delve back into commerce, 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 though 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.
| Preceded by: Jonas R. McClintock |
Mayor of Pittsburgh 1839–1840 |
Succeeded by: William W. Irwin |
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