Thomas J. Steele

Thomas Jefferson Steele (* March 19, 1853 in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, † March 20, 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa ) was an American politician. Between 1915 and 1917 he represented the state of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thomas Steele attended the common schools and the Axline Seminary in Fairfax (Iowa). He then worked as a teacher in western Iowa. He also studied in Sheldon Jura. But he has not worked as a lawyer. Instead, he took part in the hardware store and on banking business in Wayne (Nebraska ). Between 1884 and 1886 he was employed by the district administration of Wayne County, Nebraska. In 1897 he moved to Sioux City, Iowa, where he worked as a cattle dealer.

Politically, Steele was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1914 he was in the eleventh electoral district of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1915 the succession of Republican George Cromwell Scott, whom he had defeated in the election. In the 50 years of its existence Steele was the only Democrat who represented the eleventh electoral district in Congress. Otherwise, this district was ruled by the Republicans.

In the following elections of 1916 Steele lost again against Scott. He made ​​an unsuccessful against the election results a contradiction. He had to give back to Scott on March 4, 1917 from his position. In 1918, another failed run for his return to the Congress. After the end of his political activity, Scott worked again as a cattle dealer in Sioux City. He is also passed in March 1920.