Robert H. Steele, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert H. Steele

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1938

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Robert Hampton Steele (born November 3, 1938) is a retired American politician. Steele was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
His father, known as Bob Steele, was host of the state's top rated morning show on WTIC-AM for more than fifty years. He attended public schools in Wethersfield, Connecticut and obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College, Massachusetts in 1960.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1963.
Between 1968 and 1970 Steele was a securities analyst for the Travelers Insurance Company. Steele was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Connecticut's 2nd congressional district from 1970 to 1975.
He was elected simultaneously to the Ninety-first and to the Ninety-second Congresses by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William L.
St.
Onge. He was re-elected to the Ninety-third Congress (November 3, 1970 - January 3, 1975) by the widest margin in the history of the 2nd District; but was not a candidate for re-election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. In 1974 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Connecticut and is now a resident of Essex, Connecticut.