Researching William Small
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7598 people with the Small surname? In that year Small was ranked number 540 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Small on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Small and the Small Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 11143 people with the Small surname in the UK? Small is now ranked number 524 for popularity in the UK. |
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William Small (Scottish politician)
William Watson Small (19 October 1909 – 18 January 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.
Small was an engineer. He was an Ayrshire County Councillor from 1945 to 1951 and an active member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, serving on its national committee from 1955 to 1957 and as president of the union's West Ayrshire district.
At the 1959 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Scotstoun. He held the seat until it was abolished for the February 1974 election, when he moved to the new Glasgow Garscadden constituency. He held that seat until his death in London on 18 January 1978, aged 68.
Small never held ministerial office, but served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Power from 1964.
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