Joseph J. Little

Joseph James Little (June 5, 1841 – February 11, 1913) was an American printer by trade who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1891 to 1893, after winning a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Roswell P. Flower. Little was a veteran of the Civil War. Biography Born in Bristol, England, Little immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1846. The family settled in Morris, New York. He attended the common schools, was apprenticed to the local printer and entered a New York book-printing office to complete his trade. Civil War During the US Civil War, he served in the Union Army 1862-1864, as corporal, first sergeant, and first lieutenant.