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STEELE, WILLIAM (d. 1680) , lord chancellor of Ireland, was a son of Richard Steele of Sandbach
Cambridge . In 1648 he was chosen recorder of London, and he was one of the four counsel appointed to conduct the case against Charles I. in January 1649, but illness prevented him from discharging this duty. However, a few days later he took part
prosecution
chief
exchequer
chancellor of Ireland in 1656. After the fall of Richard Cromwell he was one of the five commissioners appointed in 16J9 to govern Ireland. At the end of this year he returned' to England, but he refused to sit on the committee of safety to which he had been named. At the Restoration he obtained the full benefits of the Act of Indemnity, but he thought it advisable to reside for a time in Holland. However, he had returned to England before his death towards the. end of ,680.See O. J. Burke , History of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland (Dublin; 1879).End of Article: STEELE, WILLIAM (d. 1680) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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