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John Small (Canadian politician, born 1831)

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Preceded by
  
Samuel Platt

Name
  
John Small

Died
  
February 10, 1909

Resigned
  
1891

Political party
  
Conservative

Role
  
Canadian Politician

Succeeded by
  
Emerson Coatsworth

Born
  
October 8, 1831 York Township, Upper Canada (
1831-10-08
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

John Small (October 8, 1831 – February 10, 1909) was a Canadian politician.

John Small (Canadian politician, born 1831)

Born in York Township, Upper Canada, Small was educated in his home district schools and at the Upper Canada College.

Both Small's grandfather, also named John Small, and his father Charles Coxwell Small had been the Chief Clerk of Upper Canada's Privy Council.

In 1855 he was elected to the Parliament of the Province of Canada for East Toronto Riding.

From 1855 to 1882, he was a taxing officer of the Court of the Queen's Bench. From 1878 to 1879, he was a member of the Toronto City Council. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Toronto East in the 1882 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1887. He did not run in 1891 and was appointed collector of customs in Toronto.

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