Robert Hardy Small (15 December 1891 – 5 October 1976) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Although a lifelong Toronto resident, Small was born in Morrow, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati, when his parents were temporarily outside of Canada.
[2] Small studied at the Ontario College of Art before working for an advertising company called E. L. Ruddy (since acquired by Claude Neon).
In 1928, he was caught in controversy when he spoke out against federal plans to issue government cheques in both English and French, as proposed in a Liberal party private member's bill.
Small was again unsuccessful at Danforth in the 1963 election, placing third in that campaign behind Scott and Liberal candidate John Whitehead.