Sherman Smalls
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Sherman Smalls (c. 1843 - ?) was a carpenter and state legislator in South Carolina.[1] He represented Colleton County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives[2] from 1870 to 1874.[1][3]
He was born in South Carolina.[1] He was a witness for Robert Smalls in his contesting of G. D. Tillman's election to the U.S. Congress.[4]
He admitted to being paid $300 by John J. Patterson to vote to pass the Blue Ridge Scrip bill over the Governors veto.[5]
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[edit]- ^ a b c Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 198
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Clipped From The Charleston Daily News". The Charleston Daily News. 28 October 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "United States Congressional Serial Set". U.S. Government Printing Office. April 17, 1882 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sherman Small's Big Bribe". The Intelligencer. 5 September 1878. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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