Elijah Steele (November 13, 1817 – June 27, 1883) was an early Northern California pioneer, jurist, legislator and Indian agent. Born near Albany, New York, Steele was raised in Oswego. After reading law in the office of Grant and Allen, he was admitted to the New York bar in 1840. He moved west in 1841, practicing law in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Steele was a member of the first Wisconsin constitutional convention of 1846, and briefly served in the Wisconsin State Senate.
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13 November 1817
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Died |
27 June 1883 (aged 65)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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