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  • George Washington Steele
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  • George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Congressman for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first Governor of Oklahoma Territory and was instrumental in developing the state's public education system and its two largest universities.
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Office
  • Governor of Oklahoma Territory
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term start
  • 1890-05-22
Birth Date
  • 1839-12-13
death place
appointed
Spouse
  • Marietta E. Swayzee
Name
  • George Washington Steele
Territory
District
  • 11
Party
  • Republican
Birth Place
  • Fayette County, Indiana
Title
term end
  • 1891-10-18
death date
  • 1922-07-12
Successor
Before
Years
  • 1883
  • 1890
  • 1895
After
State
  • Indiana
Profession
  • Lawyer, Soldier, Statesman
Order
  • 1.0
Predecessor
  • none
abstract
  • George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Congressman for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first Governor of Oklahoma Territory and was instrumental in developing the state's public education system and its two largest universities.