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♂ William C. Little
aliasWilliam C. Little
Record
36461 · 5083

Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth c. 1820 → 204 years ago
Lived ± 61 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
Death 31 December 1881 → 142 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Great-grandfather of impressionist Rich Little.
 
William C. Little (c.1820–1881) 200x189
© Photo 1879 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edward A. Little (1859–1934) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 4 21

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,053 Votes: 2,466 Participation: 80.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17685(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±47
LC
 1/2 1,411 57.22% +356 Loser:
IND
 1,055 42.78% Thomas Saunders

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18577(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±53
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18812(F) — 28 Nov 2021 10:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,811 Votes: 1,860 Participation: 38.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19098(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
LC
 1/2 1,137 62.10% +443 Loser:
IND
 694 37.90% George Fletcher
After his election:
31 Dec 1881 ±61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,811 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Ontario
16 February 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19638(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±61		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Richard Tyrwhitt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Carruthers Little, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Carruthers Little, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Carruthers Little		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 15:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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