David John Little
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David John Little QC
(d. 16 April 1984) was an Ulster Unionist Party
politician in the Parliament of Northern Ireland
, a barrister and county court judge.
Little was the son of Rev. Dr. James Little, erstwhile MP for County Down, and educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution
, St. Andrew's College, Dublin and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated MA and LL.B. He was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland
in 1938 and to the Inner Bar in 1963.
In 1959 he was elected to the Stormont Parliament for West Down
, a seat he held until 1965. On his retirement from Parliament, he was appointed Recorder of Londonderry (1965–1979) and then a Judge for North Antrim Division (1979); he retired in 1980.
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(d. 16 April 1984) was an Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
politician in the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
, a barrister and county court judge.
Little was the son of Rev. Dr. James Little, erstwhile MP for County Down, and educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, is a Grammar School in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Locally referred to as Inst, the school educates boys from ages 11–18...
, St. Andrew's College, Dublin and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated MA and LL.B. He was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland
Bar of Northern Ireland
The Bar of Northern Ireland, or Northern Irish Bar, is the association of barristers for Northern Ireland, comprising as at September 2007 just under 600 members....
in 1938 and to the Inner Bar in 1963.
In 1959 he was elected to the Stormont Parliament for West Down
West Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
West Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:West Down was a county constituency comprising part of western County Down. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland...
, a seat he held until 1965. On his retirement from Parliament, he was appointed Recorder of Londonderry (1965–1979) and then a Judge for North Antrim Division (1979); he retired in 1980.