Edward Little

Edward Little (14 December 1811 – ) was a British Royal Navy officer. He first served as a Lieutenant aboard HMS Donegal. He volunteered to serve on the Franklin Expedition where he served under Captain Francis Crozier. Little was baptized on 12 January 1812 at the St. Mary's Church in the parish of Hornsey. He was described as being 5' 9", with a fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, and no noticeable scars or other marks.

Naval service Little joined the Royal Navy on 3 June 1826, at the age of fifteen years old. He first served as Volunteer aboard HMS Forte. In 1834, Little passed his Lieutenancy examination. He was promoted to the position of Lieutenant on the 30 December 1837 and the same day he started his service aboard HMS Donegal. He served on it for three years before he left. Then he spent one year aboard HMS Britannia.

After this appointment he started his service aboard HMS Vindictive on 6 May 1842. During his time aboard HMS Vindictive, Little met Sir John Franklin and his wife when they visited the ship. A party was hosted by the crew during which Little and Lieutenant Stewart were explaining the different objects of the party. His service aboard HMS Vindictive officially ended when he arrived back to England. After a short discharge he served aboard HMS Victory and HMS Albion. In one of his letters Crozier described Little as "really a very superior fellow." During this time he was promoted in absentia to the rank of Commander by the Admiralty on 9 November 1846. Explorer William Penny named Little Cape located on Dundas Island in Wellington Channel, in memory of Edward Little.

Little appears as a secondary character in the 2007 novel The Terror written by Dan Simmons, as well as the 2018 television adaptation, where he is played by Matthew McNulty.