Sherman Smalls

Sherman Smalls (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]

See also

References
  1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 198
  2. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "Clipped From The Charleston Daily News". The Charleston Daily News. 28 October 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2022.open access
  4. "United States Congressional Serial Set". U.S. Government Printing Office. April 17, 1882 – via Google Books.
  5. "Sherman Small's Big Bribe". The Intelligencer. 5 September 1878. p. 1. Retrieved 17 April 2022.open access


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