Thomas Steele (politician)

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Thomas Steele (17 November 17538 December 1823) was a British politician at the turn of the nineteenth century.

After Westminster School and Cambridge, he was elected as MP for Chichester in 1780, holding the seat until 1807.

He held the post of Paymaster of the Forces from 1791 to 1803, and King's Remembrancer from 1797 to 1823.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Keppel
Thomas Conolly
Member of Parliament for Chichester
with William Keppel 1780–1782
Percy Charles Wyndham 1782–1784
George White-Thomas 1784–1801

1780–1801
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Chichester
with George White-Thomas

1801–1807
Succeeded by
George White-Thomas
James du Pre
Political offices
Preceded by
Richard Burke
Secretary to the Treasury
(junior)

1783–1791
Succeeded by
Charles Long
Preceded by
Constantine Phipps
Marquess of Graham
Paymaster of the Forces
with Dudley Ryder 1791–1800
George Canning 1800–1801
Sylvester Douglas 1801–1803

1791–1803
Succeeded by
George Rose
Lord Charles Somerset
Preceded by
Edward James Eliot
King's Remembrancer
1797–1823
Succeeded by
Henry William Vincent