Background
He was born in Cirencester, England in 1746.
He was born in Cirencester, England in 1746.
In 1792, he was appointed clerk of the Executive Council of Upper Canada. He was also a justice of the peace and a lieutenant in the militia. He came to Canada with John Graves Simcoe and built one of the first residential homes in York (now Toronto).
lieutenant became a prominent Toronto home until it was torn down and turned into a brewery.
In January 1800, he fought a duel with John White, the attorney general for the province. White had insulted Small"s wife"s honour after a quarrel between the two men"s wives.
Major John Small shot White in the hip, a wound he died from a few days later. Small"s reputation in the elite society of York was ruined by the affair.
He died at Toronto in 1841.