William Randolph Steele

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William Randolph Steele

William Randolph Steele (born July 24, 1842 in New York City , † November 30, 1901 in Deadwood , South Dakota ) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the Wyoming Territory in the US House of Representatives as a delegate .

Early years

William Steele studied law after his school days and worked as a lawyer in this profession after his admission. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War . At the end of the war he was Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. In 1869, William Steele moved to Cheyenne , Wyoming, where he worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Steele became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1871 and 1873 he was a member of the territorial government council in his new home. In the congressional elections of 1872 he was elected to the US House of Representatives to succeed William Theopilus Jones . There he represented between March 4, 1873 and March 3, 1877 for two legislative terms as a delegate of the Wyoming Territory its interests. Since Wyoming was not an official state of the United States at the time, Steele also had no voting rights in Congress .

Another résumé

After he was not re-elected in the congressional election of 1876, William Steele moved to Deadwood, South Dakota. There he worked as a lawyer. From 1894 to 1896 he was also mayor of this place, where he died in 1901.

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SURNAME Steele, William Randolph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1901
Place of death Deadwood , South Dakota