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Henry Joseph Steele | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's26th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | A. Mitchell Palmer |
| Succeeded by | William Huntington Kirkpatrick |
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| Born | (1860-05-10)May 10, 1860 Easton,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1933(1933-03-19) (aged 72) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Henry Joseph Steele (May 10, 1860 – March 19, 1933) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Henry J. Steele was born inEaston, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Stevens College of Business in 1875. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881, and commenced practice inEaston, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the board of education from 1889 to 1893. He served as city solicitor from 1889 to 1895, and as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1891. He was president of thePennsylvania Bar Association in 1914.
Steele was elected as a Democrat to theSixty-fourth,Sixty-fifth, andSixty-sixth Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in1920. He resumed the practice of law in Easton. He served as a director of the Lehigh Valley Transit Co. and of the Pennsylvania Motor Co.
Steele died in Easton and was buried inEaston Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 26th congressional district 1915–1921 | Succeeded by |
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