Steele, Isaac Nevett, 1809-1891

Isaac Nevett Steele was born on April 25, 1809, in Dorchester, Maryland, to James Billings Steele and Mary Nevitt. He attended Cambridge Academy, St. John’s College, Annapolis; Trinity College, Hartford; and studied law with Alexander Contee Magruder. He was admitted to the Bar in 1830. He married Rosa L. Nelson on January 22, 1849, and together they had eight children. He served as Deputy Attorney General of Baltimore County from 1839 to 1849 and was Chargé D'Affaires to Venezuela from 1849 to 1853. The majority of his career, however, was in private law practice. He died on April 11, 1891, and is buried at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.