John Sebastian Little

John Sebastian Little

Infobox Governor
name = John Sebastian Little


order = 21st
office = Governor of Arkansas
term_start = 1907
term_end = 1907
lieutenant =
predecessor = Jefferson Davis
successor = John Isaac Moore
birth_date = March 14, 1851
birth_place = Sebastian County, Arkansas
death_date = death date and age|1916|10|29|1851|3|14
death_place =
party = Democratic
spouse =
profession =
religion =

John Sebastian Little (14 March 1851 - 29 October 1916) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

John Sebastian "Bass" Little was born in Jenny Lind in Sebastian County, Arkansas, the son of Jesse Eaton Little and Mary Elizabeth (Tatum) Little and grandson of Eaton Tatum and Charlotte Bruer (Reynolds) Tatum. Little attended Cane Hill College in Washington County for one term.

Little taught school and studied law. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1873 and in 1876 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the 12th Judicial District and served in that position until 1882. He married Elizabeth Jane Irwin on January 04, 1877 in Paris, Logan County.

Little served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1884 and in 1886 was appointed judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit and served for four years.

In 1894 he was elected to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Representative Clifton R. Breckinridge. He served in the United States House of Representatives until 1907 when he resigned his seat to take office as Governor of Arkansas.

Little was inaugurated in January 1907 and shortly thereafter suffered a nervous breakdown which left him unable to execute his official duties. He was succeeded by the president of the Arkansas state senate, John Isaac Moore.

Little left Arkansas and went to the Texas gulf coast in an effort to rehabilitate. Little never recovered and died in Little Rock, in the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Disorders. He is buried at the City Cemetery in Greenwood.

External links

* Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=112 John Sebastian Little]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Sebastian Little — John Sebastian „Bass“ Little (* 14. März 1851 im Sebastian County, Arkansas; † 29. Oktober 1916 in Little Rock, Arkansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und 1907 Gouverneur von Arkansas. Außerdem vertrat er diesen Bundesstaat zwischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Sebastian Little — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Little. Portrait officiel du gouverneur John Little John Sebastian Little était un homme politique américain né le 14 mars 1851 à Jenny Lind ( …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Sebastian — (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.… …   Wikipedia

  • John Sebastian — in 1974. John Sebastian, né le 17 mars 1944 à Greenwich Village (New York), est un chanteur, guitariste et compositeur américain de folk rock. Il fut le leader du groupe The Lovin Spoonful, il a ensuite p …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Little — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andrew Little (* 1989), nordirischer Fußballspieler Booker Little (1938–1961), US amerikanischer Jazztrompeter Brian R. Little, kanadischer Professor für Psychologie Bryan Little (* 1987), kanadischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Little (disambiguation) — John Little can be:Persons*John Little (AKA John D. C. Little), Professor and Chair of Management Science at the MIT Sloan School of Management *John Little (congressman) (1837–1900), U.S. Representative from Ohio *John Little (footballer),… …   Wikipedia

  • John Little — ist der Name folgender Personen: John Little (Ohio) (1837–1900), US amerikanischer Politiker John Little (Fußballspieler) (* 1930), schottischer Fußballspieler John Little (Footballspieler) (* 1947), US amerikanischer Footballspieler John Little… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Little McClellan — (* 25. Februar 1896 in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas; † 28. November 1977 in Little Rock, Arkansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Arkansas in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Isaac Moore — (* 7. Februar 1856 im Lafayette County, Mississippi; † 18. März 1937) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und 1907 amtierender Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Arkansas. Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg John Moore besuchte bis 1881 die University …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Little McClellan — Infobox Senator name=John Little McClellan nationality=American jr/sr=United States Senator state=Arkansas party=Democrat term start=January 3, 1943 term end=November 28, 1977 preceded=G. Lloyd Spencer succeeded=Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. date of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”