About John Steel
Lived 1786 – 1868 (aged 81–82). John Steel was a British politician.
John Steel (1786 – 10 April 1868) was a British Liberal Party politician and solicitor.
Steel practiced as a solicitor from 1809 to 1852, before retiring and entering politics. He was elected MP for Cockermouth at a by-election in 1854, and held the seat until his death in 1868.
Great-great-great grandfather of Hugh Barnard, author of The Algorithmic Anarchist.
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Who was John Steel?
British politician (1786-1868)
When was John Steel born?
John Steel was born in 1786 in Cockermouth.
When did John Steel die?
John Steel died in 1868 in Cumberland, England.
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John Steel was a politician.
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John Steel was British.
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