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Little was born in Belmont, Massachusetts.
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During this time, Little was advised by Thomas L. Kane, a Pennsylvania lawyer When help was not forthcoming, Little wrote a letter to Polk saying he would go across the trackless ocean for help if none was provided by the United States. Once he was promised this help, Little traveled from Washington, District of Columbia, to Nauvoo, Illinois, and from there to Omaha, Nebraska.
Shortly after arriving in Salt Lake City, Little returned to the eastern United States and continued to act as a mission president
Little"s tenure as mission president ended in 1852, and he moved to Utah Territory. Little acted in this capacity until his resignation in the summer of 1874.
He was eventually replaced in the presiding bishopric by Robert T. Burton. Little moved to Morgan County, Utah, and lived in Littleton, a town that was named after him which he had helped establish.
He died in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
