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William R. Steele
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming Territory'sat-large district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 (Delegate)
Preceded by	William Theopilus Jones
Succeeded by	William Wellington Corlett
Personal details
Born	(1842-07-24)July 24, 1842 New York City, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1901(1901-11-30) (aged 59) Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

William Randolph Steele (July 24, 1842 – November 30, 1901) was a Delegate from theTerritory of Wyoming.

Born inNew York City, Steele received an academic education.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar and practiced.During theCivil War served in the Second Army Corps from 1861 to 1865.He was discharged with the rank of captain and brevet lieutenant colonel.He moved to the Territory of Wyoming in 1869 and engaged in the practice of law in Cheyenne.

Steele was elected as a member of the Territorial legislative council in 1871 and served until March 4, 1873, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

While in the Territorial legislature, Steele led the effort to repealwoman suffrage in the territory.^[1] The repeal act passed the legislature, but was vetoed by the Governor,John Allen Campbell. Women's suffrage was thus preserved in the territory.

Steele was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-third andForty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to theForty-fifth Congress.He moved toDeadwood, South Dakota, and resumed the practice of law.He served as mayor of Deadwood 1894-1896.He died in Deadwood November 30, 1901.He was interred in Mount Moriah Cemetery.

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