Researching Thomas Steele
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The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Thomas Steele (British politician)
Thomas Steele (17 November 1753 – 8 December 1823) was a British politician at the turn of the nineteenth century.
He was born the eldest son of Thomas Steele, Recorder of Chichester and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
After studying law at the Middle Temple he was elected as MP for Chichester in 1780, holding the seat until 1807.
He held the post of Joint Secretary to the Treasury from 1783 to 1791, Joint Paymaster of the Forces from 1791 to 1804, and King's Remembrancer from 1797 to 1823. He was a friend of William Pitt the Younger.
He died in 1823. He had married Charlotte Amelia, the daughter of Sir David Lindsay, 4th Baronet, of Evelick, Perth and had a son and two daughters. Steel(e) Point, on Sydney Harbour, Australia, was named for him when he was Joint Secretary to the Treasury during the time of Arthur Phillip's governorship.
Source: Thomas Steele (British politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Steele (Australian politician)
Thomas Steele (25 August 1887 – 3 September 1963) was a politician and soldier in New South Wales, Australia.
He was born in Young to miller Henry Steele and Frances Jell. He was educated at local public schools and worked in a general store before serving in the AIF during World War I. He was a major in the 2nd Division's Field Artillery, and was mentioned in despatches. On 26 August 194 he married Alma Ann Black, with whom he had a daughter. After the war he returned to the general store, later purchasing his own business in Monteagle and acquiring property, on which he ran an orchard. From 1931 to 1933 he was an alderman at Young. In 1934 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a member of the Country Party to a term ending in 1937, and was re-elected in 1936, and 1949. He returned to the armed forces in World War II as a lieutenant-colonel. He was elected Chairman of Committees in 1946, serving until 1953. His term on the council expired in 1961 and he was not a candidate for re-election.
Steele died at Crows Nest on .
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