John Steel
Member of Parliament
for Cockermouth
In office
9 August 1854  27 April 1868
Serving with Richard Bourke (1857–1868)
Henry Wyndham (1854–1857)
Preceded byHenry Aglionby Aglionby
Henry Wyndham
Succeeded byAndrew Green Thompson
Richard Bourke
Personal details
Born1786
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Died (aged 81)
Derwent Bank, Cumberland, England
Political partyLiberal
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]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  2. "General News". The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian; Glamorgan, Monmouth and Brecon Gazette. 18 April 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


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