Background
Little, Joseph James was born on June 5, 1841 in Bristol, England. Son of James and Eunice (Rogers) Little.
United States representative politician
Little, Joseph James was born on June 5, 1841 in Bristol, England. Son of James and Eunice (Rogers) Little.
Came to the United States, 1846. Educated district schools. Printer’s apprentice at Morris, New York, 1855-1859.
Employed as compositor, New York, 1859, foreman, 1864.
Corporal, 1st sergeant and First lieutenant 37th New York Volumes, 1862-1864.
The family settled in Morris, New New York During the United States Civil War, he served in the Union Army 1862-1864, as corporal, first sergeant, and first lieutenant. Little was elected as a Democrat to the 52nd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Roswell P. Flower and served from November 3, 1891 to March 3, 1893.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
Little served as commissioner of education and president of the Board of Education of New York City. Mr. Little began business on his own account in a small way, having for a junior partner his former employer, Mr.
Rennie. A third associate joining in the venture, the three with the combined capital of $5,000 started the printing office of Little, Rennie & Company on Broome Street, in 1867.
Being practical and hard working men they made their way by inches. In 1873, William Jennings Demorest joined the firm and brought them the printing of his fashion papers.
The business finally grew quite large and in 1871 was moved to an uptown location. In his present large quarters on Astor place, they do an enormous business in the printing of books, magazines, et cetera, employing about 500 persons.
The present title of J. J. Little & Company was adopted in 1876.
He remained in the printing and publishing business until his death in New York City on February 11, 1913. He died on February 11, 1913 and was interred in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New New York
Member 52d Congress (1891-1893). Member of New York World’s Fair Commission, 1893.
Married Josephine, daughter