Colonel John William Little (JW) was a businessman and mayor of London, Ontario, Canada from 1895 to 1897.
[1] He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 18, 1848, the first-born child of Thomas Little and Rebecca Robinson.
The company rapidly expanded throughout Ontario, the North-West Territories and British Columbia, buying out, in 1887, J.B. Laing & Co., in 1890, John Birrell & Co., both of London and in 1908 they acquired Greenshields Western Ltd.
His generosity made possible the building of a stadium for both sports and convocations, which was completed in 1929 and named in his honour the J.W.
He served on the Board of Water commissioners, was a director of the London and Southeastern Railway and a vice chairman of the Western Fair.