Arthur Adams Small, Jr. (October 14, 1933 – October 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of

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. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1979, and in the

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from 1979 to 1987, as a Democrat.

Early life

Small was born in

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. He attended

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, and served in the United States Army. He later earned a master's degree in English from the

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Legislative career

While serving in the

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, Small entered law school at the age of forty-eight, earning a law degree from the

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. In 1986, Small ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.

Post-legislative career

From 1987 to 2000, Small practiced law and worked as a lobbyist representing a variety of clients. He lived in

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. In 2004, Small ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. He died, aged 81, on October 3, 2015, in Iowa City of kidney failure.

References

External links

Arthur A. Small's Papers
are housed at The University Of Iowa Special Collections & Archive 1933 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Brunswick, Maine Politicians from Iowa City, Iowa Bowdoin College alumni University of Iowa alumni University of Iowa College of Law alumni Iowa lawyers Democratic Party Iowa state senators Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Deaths from kidney failure in the United States 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub