Josiah S. Little (July 9, 1801 - April 2, 1862) was an American politician from

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. Little was the 39th

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. He was speaker in 1841 both and 1856. In 1841, Little was elected as a Whig and as a

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in 1856. He was from

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1801 births 1862 deaths Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Politicians from Portland, Maine Maine Whigs 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MERepresentative-stub