William B. Small (politician)

For other people named William Small, see William Small (disambiguation).

For the Scottish trade union leader, see William B. Small (trade unionist).

William Bradbury Small (May 17, 1817 – April 7, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

William B. Small
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Ellery Albee Hibbard
Succeeded by	Frank Jones
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1870–1870
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1865
Personal details
Born	(1817-05-17)May 17, 1817 Limington, Massachusetts (now Maine)
Died	April 7, 1878(1878-04-07) (aged 60) Newmarket, New Hampshire

Born in Limington in Massachusetts' District of Maine, Small moved with his parents to Ossipee, New Hampshire. He attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846, commencing practice in Newmarket, New Hampshire, and serving as solicitor of Rockingham County. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1865 and served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1870.

Small was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in banking. He died in Newmarket, New Hampshire, April 7, 1878, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "William B. Small (id: S000501)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• William B. Small at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ellery Albee Hibbard	U.S. Representative for the 1st District of New Hampshire March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Succeeded by Frank Jones