Record #:

15133

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

General John Steel was born at Salisbury, North Carolina in 1764. He became a general of militia, but his services to the State were upon fields of peace rather than in the theatre of war. He started life as a merchant, but his natural gift for public leadership and his power as a debater helped him to election to the House of Commons. He was also a delegate to the Convention in 1788 to consider the ratification of the Federal Constitution. In 1790, he was one of the first members of Congress.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 46, Apr 1941, p9

Subject(s):

Steele, John, 1764-1815