Franklin Steele

Franklin Steele
Bornc. 1813
DiedSeptember 10, 1880 (aged 67)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Children3
RelativesHenry Sibley (brother-in-law)
Thomas R. Potts (brother-in-law) Erskine Gwynne (great-grandson)

Franklin Steele (c. 1813 – September 10, 1880) was an early settler of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, of Scottish descent, Steele worked in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, post office as a young man, where he once met President James Buchanan.[1]

  1. ^ "History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis, 1881". North Star Publishing. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2007.