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  Little, Edward P.
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NameEdward P. Little
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, Massachusetts , United States
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Born November 07, 1791
Died February 06, 1875 (83 years)
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InfoLITTLE, Edward Preble, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., November 7, 1791; attended the public schools; at the age of nine (in 1800) he was on the U.S. frigate Boston with his father, Capt. George Little, at the suggestion of President Adams, who gave him a commission as midshipman; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1829-1834 and 1835-1838; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orin Fowler and served from December 13, 1852, to March 3, 1853; was not a candidate for renomination to the Thirty-third Congress; served as collector of customs at the port of Plymouth, Mass., 1853-1857; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Lynn, Mass., on February 6, 1875; interment in the Congregational Church Cemetery, Marshfield Hills, Mass.


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  12/13/1852 MA District 9 - Special Election - 2nd Trial Won 50.79% (+1.59%)
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