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Chauncey B. Little
American politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chauncey Bundy Little (February 10, 1877 – September 29, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Ulysses Samuel Guyer |
Succeeded by | Ulysses Samuel Guyer |
Personal details | |
Born | (1877-02-10)February 10, 1877 Olathe, Kansas |
Died | September 29, 1952(1952-09-29) (aged 75) Olathe, Kansas |
Political party | Democratic |
Born in Olathe, Kansas, Little attended grade school and high school in Olathe and the Kansas State College at Manhattan. In 1898, he graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Olathe. He was the city attorney of Olathe from 1901–06, and served as the county attorney of Johnson County, Kansas from 1909 to 1913.
Little was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kansas in 1928. He died in Olathe, Kansas on September 29, 1952, and was interred in Olathe Cemetery.