John B. Steele

John B. Steele

John Benedict Steele (born March 28, 1814 in Delhi , New York , † September 24, 1866 in Rondout , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1861 and 1865 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Benedict Steele was born in Delhi during the British-American War . He attended the Delaware Academy and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ) where he Jura studied. He was admitted to the bar in Otsego County in 1839 and then began practicing in Cooperstown . Between 1841 and 1847 he served as the district attorney in Otsego County. He moved to Kingston in 1847 . In 1850 he was elected Special Judge in Ulster County . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1860 congressional elections for the 37th Congress , Steele was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded William Scheuneman Kenyon on March 4, 1861 . In 1862 he ran in the 13th constituency of New York for the 38th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Abram B. Olin on March 4, 1863 . 1864 he was defeated in his re-nomination and retired after the March 3, 1865 Congress of. He ran for a nomination for the 40th Congress in 1866 , but died on the day of the primary . On September 24, 1866, he was killed in Rondout near Kingston. His body was then interred in Wiltwyck Cemetery in Kingston.

Web links

• John B. Steele in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John B. Steele in the database of Find a Grave (English)