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Court of Exchequer from 7 Nov 1797; the discovery in 1807 that he had not accounted for two large sums of money withdrawn by him from the Pay Office brought about his withdrawal from public life; m. 3 Sep 1785 Charlotte Amelia, sister of William Lindsay (qv); d. 8 Dec 1823.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.
STEELE, JOHN, son of Robert Steele, Stockport, Cheshire; b.; at school under Busby (Busby’s Account Book); Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, adm. sizar 5 Jul 1664, aged 17, matr. 1664; BA 1667/8; ordained deacon (York) 20 Dec 1668.
STEELE, CHARLES HENRY; b.; at school 1804, fourth quarter; left 1809.