William G. Steele

William G. Steele
Mathew Brady Collection, Library of Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
Preceded byGarnett Adrain
Succeeded byCharles Sitgreaves
Personal details
Born
William Gaston Steele

December 17, 1820
Somerville, New Jersey
DiedApril 22, 1892(1892-04-22) (aged 71)
Somerville, New Jersey
Resting placeSomerville Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

William Gaston Steele (December 17, 1820, Somerville, New Jersey – April 22, 1892, Somerville, New Jersey) was a 19th Century American banker who served as a Democratic Party politician. He served two terms as a U.S. congressman, representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1861 to 1865.

Biography

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Steele was born in Somerville, New Jersey on December 17, 1820, where he attended the public schools and Somerville Academy. He engaged in banking.

Congress

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Steele was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865. His vote on the Thirteenth Amendment is recorded as nay.

After leaving Congress, he engaged in the brokerage business.

Death and burial

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He died in Somerville on April 22, 1892, and was interred in Somerville Cemetery in Somerville.

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  • United States Congress. "William G. Steele (id: S000839)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • William Gaston Steele at The Political Graveyard
  • William G. Steele at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
Succeeded by