Researching David Steel
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12206 people with the Steel surname? In that year Steel was ranked number 339 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Steel on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Steel and the Steel Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 9947 people with the Steel surname in the UK? Steel is now ranked number 584 for popularity in the UK. |
Steel Family History Databases
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Steel Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Steel surname in the USA? Steel is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called David Steel
David Steel
David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leader of the Liberal Party, from 1976 to 1988. His tenure spanned the duration of the alliance with the Social Democratic Party, which began in 1981 and concluded with the formation of the Liberal Democrats in 1988.
Steel served as a Member of the UK Parliament for 32 years, from 1965 to 1997, and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2003, during which time he was the parliament's Presiding Officer. He was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer from 1997 to 2020. Steel resigned from the House of Lords after the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse accused him of an "abdication of responsibility" over his failure to investigate allegations of child sex abuse against Liberal MP, Cyril Smith.
Source: David Steel, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Steel (businessman)
Sir David Edward Charles Steel (29 November 1916 – 9 August 2004) was a British businessman, chairman of BP from 1975 to 1981 and of the Wellcome Trust.
Steel was the son of Ellen Price-Edwards and Gerald Arthur Steel. His father was private secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty throughout the First World War, and later general manager of the British Aluminium Company. Steel was educated at Rugby School, and University College, Oxford, where he received a bachelor's degree in law.
Steel was a tank commander in the Second World War, and was awarded the DSO* and an MC.
At the end of 1974, he succeeded Sir Eric Drake as chairman of BP.
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