John Steele (North Carolina politician)

Named assessor in 1784 and a town commissioner in 1787, Steele was first elected to the North Carolina House of Commons from the Salisbury District in 1787 and served again multiple times: in 1788, 1794, 1795, 1806, and from 1811 to 1813.

[1][2] From April 19, 1790, until March 3, 1793, Steele was a member of the United States House of Representatives.

He opposed assumption of the state debt by the Federal government and the excise tax on whiskey.

[5] Steele died on August 14, 1815, in his hometown of Salisbury; that same day, he had been elected again to the North Carolina House of Commons.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Steele's signature on a letter dated April 30, 1798. He signs as the Comptroller of the United States Treasury. From the collection of H. Blair Howell.