Robert H. Steele
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Robert H. Steele | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd district | |
| In office November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | William St. Onge |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Hampton Steele November 3, 1938 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Ann Elizabeth Truex (m. 1961) |
| Relations | Bob Steele (father) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Robert Hampton Steele (born November 3, 1938) is a retired American politician.
Life
Steele was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father, known as Bob Steele, was host of the state's top rated morning show on WTIC-AM for more than fifty years.
He attended public schools in Wethersfield, Connecticut and obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College, Massachusetts in 1960. He graduated from Columbia University in 1963. Between 1968 and 1970 Steele was a securities analyst for the Travelers Insurance Company.
Steele was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Connecticut's 2nd congressional district from 1970 to 1975. He was elected simultaneously to the Ninety-first and to the Ninety-second Congresses by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William L. St. Onge.
He was re-elected to the Ninety-third Congress (November 3, 1970 - January 3, 1975) by the widest margin in the history of the 2nd District; but was not a candidate for re-election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974.
In 1974 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Connecticut and is now a resident of Essex, Connecticut.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Robert Hampton Steele – Brief biography on the House website
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
