Alfred B. Littell Explained

Alfred B. Littell
Office1:Mayor of Franklin, New Jersey
Term Start1:1956
Term End1:1957
Office2:Sussex County Freeholder
Term Start2:1956
Term End2:1956
Office3:Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
Term Start3:1951
Term End3:1953
Office4:Member of the New Jersey Senate
Term Start4:1944
Term End4:1954
Successor4:George B. Harper
Office5:Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Term Start5:1940
Term End5:1943
Term Start6:1922
Term End6:1922
Birth Name:Alfred Beattie Littell
Birth Date:July 1, 1893
Birth Place:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date:December 12, 1970
Education:Lawrenceville School
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Spouse:Dorothy A. Kershner
Children:5, including Robert
Death Place:Guadalaraja, Mexico
Party:Republican

Alfred Beattie Littell (July 1, 1893  - December 12, 1970) was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as President of the New Jersey State Senate in 1951. He was the father of State Senator Robert Littell and grandfather of Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose.

Biography

Littell was born in 1893 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Lawrenceville School and then entered Princeton University. His studies were interrupted by the entry of the United States into World War I. He enlisted on December 14, 1917, in the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment. He was discharged on August 11, 1919, with the rank of battalion sergeant major. He completed his studies at Princeton and graduated in 1920.[1] Littell represented Sussex County in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1922 and again from 1940 to 1943. He then served in the New Jersey Senate from 1943 to 1953. In 1951 he became Senate President. After retiring from the Senate, he served as Sussex County Freeholder in 1956 and as Mayor of Franklin, New Jersey from 1956 to 1957.[2] In 1970, Littell died at the age of 77 in Guadalaraja, Mexico while on vacation with his wife Dorothy.[2]

Family

On October 17, 1927, Littell married Dorothy A. Kershner, daughter of Eugene K. and Claribel (Waters) Kershner. They had five children: Nancy Ann, Richard Watson, Philip Beattie, Sally Vincent, and Robert Eugene.[3] Robert Littell (born January 9, 1936) went on to serve in the Assembly from 1968 to 1990 and in the State Senate from 1990 to 2008. Littell's granddaughter Alison Littell McHose served in the Assembly from 2003 to 2015, representing the 24th legislative district.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey . 1922 . J.A. Fitzgerald . 338 .
  2. News: Alfred B. Littell, Jersey Legislator . 1970-12-15 . .
  3. Book: Myers, William Starr . The Story of New Jersey . 5 . 881–2 . 1945 .