William G. Steele

Infobox Congressman
name = William Gaston Steele


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state = New Jersey
district = 3rd
party = Democrat
term = March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865
preceded = Garnett Adrain
succeeded = Charles Sitgreaves
date of birth = December 17, 1820
place of birth = Somerville, New Jersey
date of death = April 22, 1892
place of death = Somerville, New Jersey
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profession = Politician
religion =
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William Gaston Steele (December 17, 1820, Somerville, New Jersey – April 22, 1892, Somerville, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1861 to 1865.

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

Steele was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1861-March 3, 1865.

After leaving Congress, he engaged in the brokerage business. He died in Somerville on April 22, 1892, and was interred in Somerville Cemetery in Somerville.

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steele.html#R9M0JDV83 William Gaston Steele] at The Political Graveyard
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