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Edward Preble Little
Edward Preble Little (1791-1875), 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, Essex County, Mass., on February 6, 1875; interment in the Congregational Church Cemetery, Marshfield Hills, Mass.
Parents: George Little, Rachel Rogers
Spouse: Edy Rogers
Born: 19 Oct 1789 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died: 16 Sep 1852 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage: 13 Mar 1811 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children:
Sarah Gifford Little 23 Apr 1819 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Data Collections LDS
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress