Benjamin H. Steele

Benjamin H. Steele
From 1886's Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office
1865–1870
Preceded byJohn Pierpoint
Succeeded byTimothy P. Redfield
Personal details
Born(1837-02-08)February 8, 1837
Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 13, 1873(1873-07-13) (aged 36)
Faribault, Minnesota
Resting placeHartland Village Cemetery,
Hartland, Vermont
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMartha (Mattie) Foxcroft Sumner (m. 1861-1873, his death)
RelationsHiram R. Steele (brother) Samuel Everett Pingree (brother-in-law)
Children2
EducationDartmouth College
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceVermont Militia
Years of service1860–1861
RankColonel
UnitStaff of Governor Erastus Fairbanks
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Benjamin H. Steele (February 8, 1837 – July 13, 1873) was an American attorney and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1865 to 1870.