John Steel (MP)
John Steel | |
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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) 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.