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
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
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and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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.
After studying law at the
Middle Temple
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he was elected as MP for
Chichester
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in 1780, holding the seat until 1807.
He held the post of Joint
Secretary to the Treasury
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from 1783 to 1791, Joint
Paymaster of the Forces
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from 1791 to 1804, and
King's Remembrancer
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from 1797 to 1823. He was a friend of
William Pitt the Younger
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.
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
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Phillip was educated at Greenwich Hospital School from June 1751 unti ...
's governorship.
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1753 births
1823 deaths
People educated at Westminster School, London
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Members of the Middle Temple
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
British MPs 1780–1784
British MPs 1784–1790
British MPs 1790–1796
British MPs 1796–1800
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Paymasters of the Forces
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1801–1802
UK MPs 1802–1806
UK MPs 1806–1807
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