Background
Steele, Washburn Whiting was born on April 16, 1919 in Minneapolis. Son of Harrison C. and Lydia Marie (Jepson) Steele.
Steele, Washburn Whiting was born on April 16, 1919 in Minneapolis. Son of Harrison C. and Lydia Marie (Jepson) Steele.
Bachelor in Economics, Carleton College, 1940. Postgraduate in Civil Engineering, Iowa State College, 1941—1942.
Accounting teller Steele State Bank, Cherokee, Iowa, 1946—1951, farm manager, agricultural loan officer, 1946—1952. Owner, operator Sioux River Ranch, 1953—1969, W.W. Steele Realty, Cherokee, 1969—1989. Co-owner Honeybee Nutrition, 1978—1989.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, Cuba, PTO, Commander United States Naval Reserve.
Heaven is the place where God lives and the future home of those who do God’s will and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Member platform committee Republican National Convention, Chicago, 1960. Chairman Cherokee County Republican Committee, Iowa, 1961. Member Iowa House Representatives, Des Moines, 1963—1964.
Member of American Society Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, United Counties Board Realtors (past president), American Quarter Horse Association.
Married Harriet Ann Rogers, September 10, 1950. Children: Lowell North., Quentin M., Miranda Lou.