Steele, John
agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 1, 1764, in Salisbury, N. C. He served a number of years in the North Carolina state legislature, part of the time as speaker, and was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1790 to 1793. In 1806 he was a commissioner to adjust the boundaries between the states of North and South Carolina. He was a general of the militia; held the office of first comptroller of the treasury under Presidents Washington and Adams, and in 1814 was again elected to the legislature. He died Aug. 14, 1815, in Salisbury, N. C.