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SMALL, Frank, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born on a farm in Temple Hills, Prince George’s County, Md., July 15, 1896; attended the public schools and received technical education at the National Automobile College in 1914 and 1915; operated several farms; engaged in banking and the automobile business 1923-1957; served in the State house of delegates in 1927 and 1928; member of the board of county commissioners 1930-1934; member of the Republican State Central committee 1934-1942, serving as chairman for four years; member of the Maryland Racing Commission 1937-1952, serving as chairman in 1951 and 1952; president of Clinton Bank, Clinton, Md., 1928-1972; delegate, Republican Conventions, 1940, 1944, and 1956; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955); was unsuccessful for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress; engaged in real estate, 1954-1973; Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles from April 29, 1955, to April 15, 1957; vice president of the Equitable Trust Co. of Baltimore; died in Washington, D.C., October 24, 1973; interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Md.