Background
Steele, John was born on November 1, 1764 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Gillespie and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Steel (or Steele).
Steele, John was born on November 1, 1764 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Gillespie and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Steel (or Steele).
Delegate Fayetteville (North Carolina) Convention which ratified United States Constitution Major general North Carolina Militia, 1794.
Member North Carolina House of Commins, 1788, 94, 95, 1806, 11-13-speaker, 1811. Member United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1st, 2d congresses, 1789-1793. Member of commission to determine boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina., 1805, 14.
Married Mary Nesfield, February 9, 1783, at least 3 children.