John Steel (1786 â 10 April 1868) was a British Liberal Party politician and solicitor.
Steel practiced as a solicitor from 1809 to 1852, before retiring and entering politics. He was elected MP for Cockermouth at a by-election in 1854, and held the seat until his death in 1868.
Great-great-great grandfather of Hugh Barnard, author of The Algorithmic Anarchist.