Career
He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative. He was born in Torquay, Devon and came to Newfoundland as an infant. He first worked as a dry goods clerk.
Steer married Amelia, the daughter of Charles R. Ayre.
He worked in partnership with his father-in-law from 1844 to 1858 and then opened his own dry goods store.
