John Nevett Steele was an American

United States

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 politician.

Born in Weston, Maryland, Steele resided on an estate called "Indian Town" near Vienna, Maryland

Vienna, Maryland

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, where he completed preparatory studies. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and commenced practice in Dorchester County, Maryland

Dorchester County, Maryland

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. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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 from 1822 to 1824, in 1829, and again in 1830.

Steele was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian

Andrew Jackson

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 to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Littleton Purnell Dennis

Littleton Purnell Dennis

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, and was reelected to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from May 29, 1834 to March 3, 1837. He was an unsuccessful Whig

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 candidate for Governor of Maryland

Governor of Maryland

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 in 1838. Steele worked in agriculture until his death in Cambridge, Maryland

Cambridge, Maryland

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, and is interred in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery.