Samuel Strang Steel

Sir Samuel Strang Steel, 1st Baronet (1 August 1882 – 14 August 1961) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford at the 1918 general election, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1929 general election by the Liberal Party candidate, Rev. Roderick Kedward.

He was made a Baronet in July 1938, of Philiphaugh, Selkirkshire, and from 1948 to 1958 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire.

In 1910 he married Vere Mabel, daughter of Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis. The couple had four sons and one daughter.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • ThePeerage.com
  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Laurence Hardy
Member of Parliament for Ashford
19181929
Succeeded by
Roderick Kedward
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Charles Plummer
Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire
1948–1958
Succeeded by
Sir Conolly Abel Smith
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
of Philiphaugh
1938–1961
Succeeded by
Fiennes Steel


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