Edward Preble Little (November 7, 1791 – February 6, 1875) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts. He was born inMarshfield in 1791. He attended public schools. At the age of nine (in 1800) he was on the U.S.frigate Boston with his father, Capt.George Little, at the suggestion of PresidentJohn Adams, who gave him a commission as midshipman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Little served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives and was elected as aDemocrat to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofOrin Fowler. He served from December 13, 1852, to March 3, 1853. He was not a candidate for renomination to the Thirty-third Congress, but served as collector of customs at the port ofPlymouth. Edward Preble Little was named after Commodore Edward Preble. His parents were Capt. George Little (1754–1809) and Rachel (Rogers) Little (1758–1838). Edward Preble Little married Edy Rogers (1789–1852) March 13, 1811 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.Source: "John Rogers of Marshfield" 1898 by Josiah H. Drummond, pages 69 and 87.

Little resumed agricultural pursuits, and died inLynn, Massachusetts on February 6, 1875. His interment was in the Congregational Church Cemetery in Marshfield Hills.

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