Background
Steere was born in New York State in 1833 and moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota, thence to Sioux City, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska.
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Robert Steere
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He set out with a party of seven across the Great Plains and arrived in California in 1859. From there he went to Placerville and then to El Dorado. He returned to New York for even years, then came back to California, finally settling in Los Angeles, California.
He died April 29, 1910, in his home at 226 South Olive Street in Los Los Angeles
Interment was at Calvary Cemetery, East Los Los Angeles Steere purchased a business in El Dorado, where he also was postmaster and agent for Wells Fargo & Company.
Public service
In December 1881, Steere was elected to represent the 3rd Ward on the Los Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city government, where he served two consecutive one-year terms, ending December 6, 1883.
Membership
He was a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, the legislative branch of the city government.
