William A. Little

William Augustus Little (November 6, 1838 – February 28, 1924) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1897 to 1903.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Talbot County, Georgia, Little was educated at the Collingsworth institute in Talbotton, Georgia, and attended private schools at Macon. in the 10th Georgia Regiment.

Legal and political career Little entered the practice of law in Talbot County, and shortly thereafter was elected solicitor of the county court. In 1872 he was appointed solicitor general of the Chattooga circuit; in 1877 he moved to Columbus, and was elected as a delegate to the constitutional convention, and served in the Georgia House of Representatives, of which he was speaker from 1884 to 1887. In 1891, he became Attorney General of Georgia, and was later appointed as an assistant attorney general of the United States. Little was re-elected in 1900 to a six-year term, but resigned from the court on January 1, 1903, due to poor health. He was succeeded on the court by Joseph Rucker Lamar, Little died at his home in Columbus, Georgia, at the age of 85, and was buried beside his wife at Linwood Cemetery.