John Steel (MP)

John Steel (1786 – 10 April 1868)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician and solicitor.

John Steel MP JP
John Steel, likely in the 1890s.
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth
In office 9 August 1854 – 27 April 1868 Serving with Richard Bourke (1857–1868) Henry Wyndham (1854–1857)
Preceded by	Henry Aglionby Aglionby Henry Wyndham
Succeeded by	Andrew Green Thompson Richard Bourke
Personal details
Born	1786 Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Died	10 April 1868 (aged 81) Derwent Bank, Cumberland, England
Political party	Liberal
Parent(s)	Joseph Steel Dorothy Ponsonby

Steel practiced as a solicitor from 1809 to 1852, before retiring and entering politics.^[2] He was elected MP for Cockermouth at a by-election in 1854, and held the seat until his death in 1868.^{[3][page needed]}

Great-great-great grandfather of Hugh Barnard, author of The Algorithmic Anarchist.