John Steel | |
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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]