William C. LITTLE: ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jean Smallwood USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Source: Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State), One Hundred Years in the Union 1820-1921, Illustrated, Volume V, St. Louis - Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1921 William C. LITTLE: William Cyrus LITTLE was born near Harpers's Ferry in Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), on February 23, 1849, a son of George W. and Mary Jones (ALDEN) LITTLE: he was educated in the common schools of Virginia and public schools of St. Louis; he was married in St. Louis, October 16, 1878, to May Rose SIMON, and they became the parents of the following children: Alden Howe, Marie Louise (Mrs. Cary N. WEISIGER, Jr.), and Margaret Alden (Mrs. Wm. B. MARSH). He entered the banking house of Clark Brothers & company in St. Louis, April 20, 1864, became teller in the Traders Bank, March 1, 1870, was assistant cashier of the Continental Bank, 1871-1876; a member of the firm of P. F. KELEHER & Company, 1876-1880; and organized the firm of Wm. C. LITTLE & Company May 1, 1880. On Aug 1, 1883, he removed to New York City and on October 1, 1883, joined Albert KELLEY, a New York banker, in establishing the firm of KELLEY & LITTLE; he returned to St. Louis in 1886 and reestablished the firm of Wm. C. LITTLS & Company, changing the name to Wm. C. LITTLE, SCOTT & Company in 1889, and in 1893 incorporated as Wm. C. LITTLE & Brother Investment Company. In May, 1898, he changed to the present style of LITTLE & HAYS Investment Company, of which he was president until his death, which occurred on December 8, 1912,at his residence, 377 N. Taylor Avenue. He was a member of the St. Louis Stock Exchange, of which he was president in 1905. Mr. LITTLE was a member of the St. Louis Club and the St. Louis Country Club. Mr. LITTLE was a deep student of the currency problem. During the sound money campaigns in 1896 and 1900 he wrote a number of articles on Sound Money, which were used quite extensively as campaign arguments. Up to that time Mr. LITTLE had been a democrat, but thereafter voted the republican ticket.