Jesse C. Little
Jesse C. Little | |
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Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric | |
October 6, 1856 | – Summer 1874|
Called by | Edward Hunter |
End reason | Resignation |
Personal details | |
Born | Jesse Carter Little September 26, 1815 Belmont, Massachusetts,[1] United States |
Died | December 26, 1893 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States | (aged 78)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth G. French Mary M. Holbrook Emily Hoagland |
Children | 27 |
Parents | Thomas and Relief Little |
Jesse Carter Little (September 26, 1815 – December 26, 1893) was a
Little was born in Belmont, Maine.[1] He was educated at Ipswich Academy in New Hampshire and served as a school teacher for a year near Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was a farmer, blacksmith, and sleigh and wagon builder. He worked as a clerk in a dry good store in Boston, and later he and Leonard Hardy had a store in Peterborough. [2]
In 1845, Little was taught by
In 1846, Little met with
In 1847, Little served as adjutant to
In Salt Lake City he served as an attorney, sexton, marshal, tax appraiser, military officer and fire chief.[2] From 1855 to 1859, he served four terms in the House of Representatives of the Utah Territorial Legislature.
On October 6, 1856, Little became the second counselor to the presiding bishop of the LDS Church, Edward Hunter. Little acted in this capacity until his resignation in the summer of 1874; he was eventually replaced in the presiding bishopric by Robert T. Burton.
In the 1880s, Little corresponded extensively with Samuel Brannan in an effort to promote a colony and mining enterprise Brannan sought to establish in Sonora, Mexico.[2]
Little moved to
Like many early members of the LDS Church, Little practiced
Notes
- ^ a b Now Belmont, Maine.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5481-0226-5.
- ^ ISBN 0-9800279-1-8.
- History of the Church, vol. 7, ch. 40.
References
- Andrew Jenson. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia 1:242, 3:151, 4:711