Thomas Steele (17 November 1753 – 8 December 1823) was a British politician at the turn of the nineteenth century.[1]

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.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ "STEELE, Thomas (1753-1823), of Westhampnett, nr. Chichester, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ "He was something between God and man". Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byWilliam Keppel Thomas Conolly Member of Parliament for Chichester 1780–1801 With: William Keppel 1780–1782Percy Charles Wyndham 1782–1784George White-Thomas 1784–1801 Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byParliament of Great Britain Member of Parliament for Chichester 1801–1807 With: George White-Thomas Succeeded byGeorge White-Thomas James du Pre Political offices Preceded byRichard Burke Secretary to the Treasury(junior) 1783–1791 Succeeded byCharles Long Preceded byConstantine Phipps Marquess of Graham Paymaster of the Forces 1791–1804 With: Dudley Ryder 1791–1800George Canning 1800–1801Sylvester Douglas 1801–1803John Hiley Addington 1803–1804 Succeeded byGeorge Rose Lord Charles Somerset Preceded byEdward James Eliot King's Remembrancer 1797–1823 Succeeded byHenry William Vincent


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