Robert Steere (c. 1833–1910) was a latter 19th century pioneer inCalifornia, nine years afterU.S. statehood. He was a member of theLos Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city government.
Steere was born inNew York State in about 1833 and moved toSt. Paul, Minnesota, thence toSioux City, Iowa, andOmaha, Nebraska. He set out with a party of seven across theGreat Plains and arrived in California in 1859. From there he went toPlacerville and then toEl Dorado. He married Anne Higgins there in 1864.
He returned to New York for even years, then came back to California, finally settling inLos Angeles, California.[1]
He died April 29, 1910, in his home at 226 South Olive Street in Los Angeles.[1] Interment was atCalvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.[2][3]
Steere purchased a business in El Dorado, where he also waspostmaster andagent forWells Fargo & Company.[1]
In December 1881, Steere was elected to represent the 3rdWard on theLos Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city government, where he served two consecutive one-year terms, ending December 6, 1883.[4]