Record #:

17842

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Small was born in Washington in Beaufort County in 1858. He became a member of the Bar in 1881, and later held positions as superintendent of schools in Beaufort and Wayne counties. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the First District in 1899 and served for twenty years. He was the foremost authority there on waterways, and he eventually became chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee. His greatest achievement was the creation of the Atlantic Intercostal Waterway.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 45, Apr 1940, p1-2, por

Subject(s):

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway