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 LITCHFIELD

LITTLE

LITCHFIELD, Elisha, representative, was born in Canterbury, Conn., in 1795. He attended the public school, and learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner. He removed to Pompe}', N.Y., in 1812; was a member of the New York assembly from Onondaga count}- in 1819; justice of the peace, and postmaster for several years. He abandoned his trade, kept a country store and a hotel; was major in the state militia and a representative in the 17th and 18th congresses, 1821-25. He was a member of the state assembly 1832-3-t, 1844 and 1848, and speaker in 1848. He removed to Cazenovia, N.Y., in 1838, where he died Aug. 4. 1859.

LITTAUER, Lucius Nathan, representative, was born in Gloversville, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1859; son of Nathan and Harriet S. Littauer. He removed to New York city in 1865, where he attended Chartier institute, and he was graduated from Harvard in 1878. He engaged in glove-manu- facturing with his father at Gloversville, to which business he succeeded in 1882. He became an officer and director in many commercial and financial institutions. He was a Republican re- ])reseiitative from the twenty-second district of Neu- York in the 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th con- gresses, 1897-1905.

LITTELL, Eliakim, editor, was born in Bur- lington, N.J., Jan. 2, 1797; sou of Stephen and

(Gardner) Littell, and grandson of

Eliakim and Hannah (Jewell) Littell. His pa- ternal grandfather was a captain in the Revolu- tionarj' army and with his compau}' aided in the defence of Springfield, N.J., June 4, 1870. Elia- kim settled in Philadelphia in 1819 and founded the Xational Recorder, a weekly literary pajDer, changing the name to the Satnrday Magazine in 1821 and to the Museum of Foreign Literature and Science in 1822. His brother. Dr. Squier Littell, assisted him in editing the journal. In 1841 the business was removed to Boston and in April, 1844, he published the first number of LittelVs Living Age, which was continued weekly. In 1855, he also established Panorama of Life and Literature, & monthly nii\.<iazine. The "compro- mise tariff,'' which became a law during the administration of President Jackson, is said to have been formulated b}- 'Sir. Littell. He mar- ried Mary Frazer, daughter of Johii and Mary Anne (Frazer) Smith, sister of Gen. Persifor Smith, and granddaughter of Col. Persifor Frazer, and their son Robert (born in Philadelphia, May 5. 1831, died in Brookline. Mass., April 7, 1896), succeeded his father as editor and manager of the Living Age. Sir. Littell died in Brook- line. Ma-^s.. May 17, 1^10.

LITTLE, Charles Coffin, pnl)lisher, was born in Kennebunk, Maine, July 25, 1799; son of David and Sarah (Chase) Little; grandson of the Rev.

Daniel and Sarah (Coffin) Little; great-grandson of Daniel and Abiah (Clement) Little, and of Col. Joseph and Margaret (Morse) Coffin; great^ grandson of Joseph and Mar}- (Coffin) Little, and of John and Elizabeth (Ayer) Clement: great-- grandson of George and Alice (Poor) Little and of Tristram and Judith (Greenleaf) Somerby Coffin. George Little, a native of Loudon, Eng- land, settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1G40. Charles C. Little went to Boston, Mass., from Kennebunk early in life and entered a shipping house and later a bookstore kept by Carter, Hilliard & Co., which became Hilliard, Gray, Little & AVilkins. He continued as a menibcr of this firm until 1837, when he formed a i.iiinership with James Brown (q. v.), under the firm name of Cliarles C. Little & Co., which was subsequently changed to Little, Brown and Co. He was married. Jan. 1, 1829, to Sarah, daughter of William Hiiyard of Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Little died Sept. 29, 1848. and he was married, secondly, Jan. 18, 1854, to Abby, daughter of Henry Wheaton, LL.D., of Providence, R.I. Mr. Little died in Cam- bridge, Mass.. Aug. 11, 1869.

LITTLE, Charles Joseph, educator, was born in Pliiladelpliia, Pa., Sept. 21, 1840; son of Thomas Rowell and Ann (Zimmermann) Little; grandson of "William and Mar\- (Chase) Little, and a descendant of George and Alice (Poor) Little, Newbury, Mass., 1640. Charles was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1861, A.M., 1864, served on the Cochranville, Pa., cir- cuit, 1861-62, and joined the Philadeliihia con- ference of the M.E. church in 1862. He was pastor on the Newark, Del., circuit, 1862-63; of St. James's church, Philadelpliia, Pa., 186.3-64; of the Spring Garden Street church, Philadelphia, 1864-65; at Springfield, Pa., 1865-66. and at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1866-67. He was a teacher of mathematics at Dickinson seminary, "Williamsport, Pa., 1867-69, travelled and studied in Germany, 1870-72; and was pastor of Christ church at Philadelphia, 1872-74. He was mar- ried, Dec. 3, 1872, to Anna Marina Schultze, daughter of Dr. Karl and Sophie (Schaarschmidt) Bahn of Prussia. He was professor of English literature and philosophy at Dickinson college, Pa., 1874-83, and of metapiiysics and i)olitical economy 1883-85, meantime serving as librarian of the state library, 1882-85. He was professor of his- tory and logic in Sj'racase university. 1885-91; a member of the university senate. 1887-91; pro- fessor of historical theology in the Garrett Bib- lical Institute, Evanston, III., 1891-99, and presi- dent of the Institute from 1899. He received the degree of Pli.D. from De Pauw university. Ind., in 1882 and LL.D. from Dickinson college. Pa., in 1885, and was Fernley lecturer to the Meth- odist conference in England in 1900.