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STEGGALL, WILLIAM STERNDALE, son of Charles Steggall, Mus. Doc., North Audley Street, London, Organist of Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, and his second wife Henrietta, dau. of George Theophilus Kenwrick MD, Halesowen, Worcs.; b. 25 May 1861; adm. 27 May 1875; left Apr 1879; King’s Coll. London, AKC 1883; ordained deacon 1884, priest 1886 (both Norwich); Curate, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1884-9, Basingstoke, Hampshire 1890-1, Monk Sherborne, Hampshire 1891-7, Fleet, Hampshire 1899-1904; Rector of Baughurst, Hampshire 4 Jun 1904 -; m. 3 Jun 1891 Constance Ada, dau. of William Longman, Leckford, Hampshire.

STEGGALL, REGINALD, brother of William Sterndale Steggall (qv); b. 17 Apr 1867; adm. 8 Jun 1882 (H); left May 1884; Royal Academy of Music, Balfe Scholar for composition 1887; ARAM 1894; Professor, Royal Academy of Music 1895; FRAM 1906; Organist, St. Anne’s, Soho 1886-7; assistant to his father at Lincoln’s Inn Chapel; Organist, Lincoln’s Inn Chapel 1905-37; hon FRCO 1920; composer for the orchestra, organ and piano; d. unm. 15 Nov 1938.

Steer, Bertram, son of Charles Boyes Steer, C.B., of West Kensington; b. April 20, 1881; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (H); left Sept. 1896; a driver in the H.A. C. in Great War I; discharged medi­cally unfit Nov. 5, 1915.

Steen, Brian Robert Munn Hunter, son of James Hunter Steen of Cupar, Fife, and Phyllis Isobel, d. of Robert Andrew Munn, marine superintendent Union Castle Line; b. 23 Mar. 1917; adm. May 1930 (A); left Dec. 1935; AFRAeS 1938, CEng MRAeS; aircraft designer De Havilland Aircraft Co. 1939-60, in team which designed Mosquito, Comet and Trident; in charge gradu­ate recruitment De Havilland, later Hawker-Siddeley Aviation, finally all aircraft group factories of British Aerospace, 1960-82; retd 1982; m. 26 June 1943 Mary Harriman, d. of Wil­liam Harriman Moss, co. man. director, of Watton-at-Stone, Herts.

STEELE, THOMAS, son of Thomas Steele (KS 1766, qv); b. Jun 1788; at school 1798; in school list 1801; left Dec 1803; RMC Great Marlow; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 17 Mar 1804; Lieut. and Capt., 1 Jun 1809; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 29 Dec 1814; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 18 Jan 1820; half-pay, unattached 1 Jun 1829; Col., 10 Jan 1837; Major-Gen., 9 Nov 1846; served in Peninsular War; m. 10 Aug 1819 Lady Elizabeth Montagu, second dau. of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester, Governor of Jamaica; d. 19 Dec 1847.

STEELE, THOMAS, son of Thomas Steele, Chichester, Sussex, Recorder of Chichester, and Elizabeth Madgwick, Cuckfield, Sussex; bapt. 17 Nov 1753; in school list 1764; KS (Capt. ) 1766; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1771, adm. pens. 29 May 1771, scholar 15 May 1772, matr. 1772; adm. Middle Temple 18 Jan 1772; MP Chichester 1780-1807; Secretary to Master-Gen. of Ordnance 1782; Joint Secretary to Treasury 27 Dec 1783-91; Joint Paymaster-Gen. of the Forces 7 Mar 1791 – Jul 1804; Privy Councillor 9 Mar 1791; Commissioner, Board of Control 16 May 1791 – Jun 1793; Receiver-Gen. , Alienation Office 1793-7; King’s Remembrancer, Court of Exchequer from 7 Nov 1797; the discovery in 1807 that he had not accounted for two large sums of money withdrawn by him from the Pay Office brought about his withdrawal from public life; m. 3 Sep 1785 Charlotte Amelia, sister of William Lindsay (qv); d. 8 Dec 1823.

STEELE, ROBERT, brother of Thomas Steele (KS 1766, qv); bapt. 25 Feb 1757; adm. 17 Sep 1765; in school lists 1773; adm. Middle Temple 7 Jan 1775, called to bar 11 Feb 1780; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 17 Nov 1787; Recorder of Chichester 1787; Second Judge, North Wales Circuit 1801-5; a Master in Chancery from 16 Jan 1805; MP Weobley 1802-7; d. 10 Jul 1817.

Steele, Michael Chandos Merrett, son of William Chandos Steele MC, journalist, of Kingswood, Surrey, and Daisy Rhoda, d. of Francis George Merrett of Weymouth, Dorset; b. 1 Dec. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (R); left July 1949; RMA Sandhurst, 2nd Lieut. RA Feb. 1952, Lieut. Feb. 1954, Capt. Feb. 1958, Staff Coll. Camberley 1962, Maj. Jan. 1965, Lieut. -Col. Dec. 1971; MBE June 1972; CO 22 ADRegtRA 1972-4, G1 HQDRA 1974-6, CO 7 Artillery Bde 1976-8; BGS Defence Sales Org. MOD 1979-82; Brig. 1975, Maj. -Gen. Apr. 1983; Chief Joint Services Org. Bonn 1983-6; Hon. Col. 104 AD Regt RA 1987-; Col. Commandant RA 1988-94; Regimental Comptroller, RA 1989-2001; DL Surrey 2016; m. 3 Apr. 1961 Judith Ann, d. of Edward James Huxford, engineer; d. 23 Jan. 2016.

STEELE, JOHN; b.; at school 1805, fourth quarter; left Christmas 1808.