George Washington Steele
| George Washington Steele | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district |
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In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889 |
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| Preceded by | Calvin Cowgill |
| Succeeded by | Augustus N. Martin |
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In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Augustus N. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Landis |
| 1st Governor of Oklahoma Territory | |
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In office May 22, 1890 – October 18, 1891 |
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| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by |
Robert Martin as Acting Territorial Governor |
| Personal details | |
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December 13, 1839 Fayette County, Indiana |
| Died | July 12, 1922 (aged 82) Marion, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marietta E. Swayzee |
| Profession | Lawyer, Soldier, Statesman |
George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839 – July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Congressman for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first Governor of Oklahoma Territory and was instrumental in developing the state's public education system and its two largest universities.
Steele was born to Asbury and Marie Louise Steele in Fayette County, Indiana, on December 13, 1839. He received an education from Indiana's public school system and then earned a law degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. Following the completion of his education, Steele passed the bar exam and set up a practice in Hartford City, Indiana.
Steele continued his law practice until 1861 with the outbreak of the American Civil War. Indiana stayed loyal to the Union, and Steele joined the 12th Indiana Regiment in the Union Army as a volunteer on May 2, 1861. He later transferred to the 101st Indiana Regiment, in which he served until the conclusion of the war. Steele served under Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in his famous March to the Sea. Following the Carolinas Campaign and the end of the war, Steele was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in July 1865.
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