BIO:  Luther A. SMALL, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, York Borough, Pg 45

LUTHER A. SMALL, ex-chief burgess of York Borough, and son of David and Adaline 
Small, was born August 16, 1843.  He is the youngest in a family of four 
children and is of German origin.  He received his education at the York public 
schools and the York County Academy.  At eighteen years he began learning the 
printer’s trade, and since then his life has been that of a printer and editor, 
and he is connected with the Gazette Printing Company.  The marriage of Mr. 
Small with Miss Susan Groff was solemnized in 1865.  Mrs. Small is also a native 
of York.  They have one child, Emma V.  Mr. Small is a thorough Democrat, and 
for quite a number of years has taken an active part in political affairs.  
During the years 1881 and 1882 he was a member of the town council.  In 1883 he 
was elected chief burgess and re-elected in 1884.  He is a member of the I. O. 
O. F. and I. O. R. M.