Thomas Steele (politician)

For other people named Thomas Steele, see Thomas Steele (disambiguation).

Thomas Steele (17 November 1753 – 8 December 1823) was a British politician at the turn of the nineteenth century.

After Westminster School and Cambridge, he was elected as MP for Chichester in 1780, holding the seat until 1807.

He held the post of Secretary to the Treasury from 1783 to 1791, Paymaster of the Forces from 1791 to 1804, and King's Remembrancer from 1797 to 1823.

He was a friend of William Pitt the Younger.

Steel(e) Point, on Sydney Harbour, Australia, was named for him.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Keppel Thomas Conolly	Member of Parliament for Chichester 1780 – 1801 With: William Keppel 1780–1782 Percy Charles Wyndham 1782–1784 George White-Thomas 1784–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Chichester 1801 – 1807 With: George White-Thomas	Succeeded by George White-Thomas James du Pre
Political offices
Preceded by Richard Burke	Secretary to the Treasury (junior) 1783–1791	Succeeded by Charles Long
Preceded by Constantine Phipps Marquess of Graham	Paymaster of the Forces 1791–1804 With: Dudley Ryder 1791–1800 George Canning 1800–1801 Sylvester Douglas 1801–1803 John Hiley Addington 1803–1804	Succeeded by George Rose Lord Charles Somerset
Preceded by Edward James Eliot	King's Remembrancer 1797–1823	Succeeded by Henry William Vincent