Biography

1801 - 02/02/1870

Judge George Palmer Steele, Sr. (D16) Columbia, Luzerne and Montour Counties 1857-1858 (D16) Luzerne County 1859

Early Life: 

Judge George Palmer Steele, Sr., born 1801; son of Joseph Sarah and Ransom Steele; sheriff of Luzerne County, 1841-1844; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1857-1859; married, Susannah B. Chrisman Steele, (d.1847) children, Harriet Steele, Harrison Steele; married, Lydia Doak Eldridge Steele, son, George Palmer Steele, Jr.; engaged, hotel keeping, erected, Luzerne House, known for years as Steele's Hotel; Associate Judge, Courts of Luzerne County; died, February 2, 1870 (aged 69), suddenly, residence, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Columbia, Luzerne and Montour Counties, 1857-1858, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Luzerne County 1859. 

Appointed, Associate Judge of the Courts of Luzerne County.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Pittston Gazette (Pittston, Pennsylvania) Thursday, February 10, 1870, · Page 3.

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