John Steel | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Steel.png) John Steel, likely in the 1890s. | |
| Member of Parliament for Cockermouth | |
| In office 9 August 1854 – 27 April 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Aglionby Aglionby Henry Wyndham |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Green Thompson Richard Bourke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1786 Cockermouth, Cumberland, England |
| Died | (aged 81) Derwent Bank, Cumberland, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Steel Dorothy Ponsonby |
John Steel (1786 – 10 April 1868)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician and solicitor.
Steel practiced as a solicitor from 1809 to 1852, before retiring and entering politics.[2] He was elected MP for Cockermouth at a by-election in 1854, and held the seat until his death in 1868.[3][page needed]
Great-great-great grandfather of Hugh Barnard, author of The Algorithmic Anarchist.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- ^ "General News". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian; Glamorgan, Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 18 April 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.