Jacob Small Jr., Mayor of Baltimore and Lt. Col. during the War of 1812

Jacob Small was the sixth Mayor of Baltimore, 1826-1828; 1828-1830; 1830 to March 31st, 1831, when he resigned and William Steuart was elected to serve the unexpired part of the term which ended in 1832. During Mayor Small's incumbency he received credit for a number of significant developments in Baltimore including:

• Harford Run (Central Avenue) was walled in from Baltimore to Pratt street;
• the limits of direct taxation were extended;
• a system of garbage collection was inaugurated;
• The House of Industry, established in 1812, became the House of Refuge in 1831 and managers on the part of the City were appointed. This institution is now (1919) the Maryland School for Boys;
• Patterson Park was developed in 1827;
• The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was founded in 1828 with a $500,000 loan to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a $250,000 loan to the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad were authorized;
• "The Cove," extending east from Jones Falls, was partially filled in during 1829;
• The Washington Monument, 180 feet high, was completed November 25th, 1829. This was the first monument erected to George Washington and Baltimore was thereafter known as the Monumental City;
• The office of Commissioners of Public Schools and the position of Health Officer (now Quarantine Officer) were created;
• Commissioners of Registry for each ward were appointed;
• Peale's Museum Building, Holliday, near Saratoga Street, was acquired and a used as a City Hall for years;
• Provision for the erection of a monument to Colonel Armistead* was made (later moved to Federal Hill Park;
• Ordinance to erect wooden bridges over Jones Falls at Bath and Madison streets, and across Chatworth Run at Columbia Avenue were approved; and
• The first public school was organized September 21st, 1829, and the first building for public school purposes was erected in 1830.

Source: Wilbur F. Coyle, The Mayors of Baltimore (Reprinted from The Baltimore Municipal Journal, 1919), 33-34.

Mayor Small, as a carpenter and builder himself, assisted in the construction of many of the larger buildings in Baltimore. He was a member of the First Branch of the City Council from 1805 to 1809 (during this latter year he resigned), and was in the second Branch in 1823. He joined the Mechanical Company and for a time was in charge of its library. He designed the Ellicott City Station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), finished in 1831. It is the oldest surviving railway station in the United States, as well as being one of the oldest in the world.

Military Career

Jacob Small served 1809-1813 as Lt. Col. of 39th Regt., 3rd Brig. (BG John Stricker), 3rd Div. MD Militia (MG Samuel Smith) and in the volunteer army of 1814 and was lieutenant colonel (commanding officer) of the 30th Regt. He was also quartermaster of the Third Brigade.

In the April 7, 1851, issue of the Baltimore Sun. when Small died, he received a brief obituary in The Baltimore Sun: Colonel Jacob Small, formerly one of the most efficient mayors Baltimore ever had, died at his residence in this city on Friday. His remains were yesterday attended to their narrow home by the Masonic fraternity.

The "Old St. Paul's Cemetery" pamphlet, published by the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, p.15: lists him as builder and architect of Ellicott City railroad station, country's oldest, 1831; Mayor 1826-1831; Militia officer; and buried with his wives Anne and Mary Fleetwood Small; brother George Small (d.1911); and father Jacob Small Sr. (1743-1791) in Lot 32.

Jacob Small Jr., Mayor of Baltimore and Lt. Col. during the War of 1812

Jacob Small was the sixth Mayor of Baltimore, 1826-1828; 1828-1830; 1830 to March 31st, 1831, when he resigned and William Steuart was elected to serve the unexpired part of the term which ended in 1832. During Mayor Small's incumbency he received credit for a number of significant developments in Baltimore including:

• Harford Run (Central Avenue) was walled in from Baltimore to Pratt street;
• the limits of direct taxation were extended;
• a system of garbage collection was inaugurated;
• The House of Industry, established in 1812, became the House of Refuge in 1831 and managers on the part of the City were appointed. This institution is now (1919) the Maryland School for Boys;
• Patterson Park was developed in 1827;
• The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was founded in 1828 with a $500,000 loan to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a $250,000 loan to the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad were authorized;
• "The Cove," extending east from Jones Falls, was partially filled in during 1829;
• The Washington Monument, 180 feet high, was completed November 25th, 1829. This was the first monument erected to George Washington and Baltimore was thereafter known as the Monumental City;
• The office of Commissioners of Public Schools and the position of Health Officer (now Quarantine Officer) were created;
• Commissioners of Registry for each ward were appointed;
• Peale's Museum Building, Holliday, near Saratoga Street, was acquired and a used as a City Hall for years;
• Provision for the erection of a monument to Colonel Armistead* was made (later moved to Federal Hill Park;
• Ordinance to erect wooden bridges over Jones Falls at Bath and Madison streets, and across Chatworth Run at Columbia Avenue were approved; and
• The first public school was organized September 21st, 1829, and the first building for public school purposes was erected in 1830.

Source: Wilbur F. Coyle, The Mayors of Baltimore (Reprinted from The Baltimore Municipal Journal, 1919), 33-34.

Mayor Small, as a carpenter and builder himself, assisted in the construction of many of the larger buildings in Baltimore. He was a member of the First Branch of the City Council from 1805 to 1809 (during this latter year he resigned), and was in the second Branch in 1823. He joined the Mechanical Company and for a time was in charge of its library. He designed the Ellicott City Station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), finished in 1831. It is the oldest surviving railway station in the United States, as well as being one of the oldest in the world.

Military Career

Jacob Small served 1809-1813 as Lt. Col. of 39th Regt., 3rd Brig. (BG John Stricker), 3rd Div. MD Militia (MG Samuel Smith) and in the volunteer army of 1814 and was lieutenant colonel (commanding officer) of the 30th Regt. He was also quartermaster of the Third Brigade.

In the April 7, 1851, issue of the Baltimore Sun. when Small died, he received a brief obituary in The Baltimore Sun: Colonel Jacob Small, formerly one of the most efficient mayors Baltimore ever had, died at his residence in this city on Friday. His remains were yesterday attended to their narrow home by the Masonic fraternity.

The "Old St. Paul's Cemetery" pamphlet, published by the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, p.15: lists him as builder and architect of Ellicott City railroad station, country's oldest, 1831; Mayor 1826-1831; Militia officer; and buried with his wives Anne and Mary Fleetwood Small; brother George Small (d.1911); and father Jacob Small Sr. (1743-1791) in Lot 32.