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'''Sir Samuel Barber Strang Steel of Philiphaugh, 1st Baronet, [[Territorial Decoration]]''' (1 August 1882 – 14 August 1961) was a landowner and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Ashford (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashford]] from 1918 to 1929.


'''Sir Samuel Barber Strang Steel of Philiphaugh, 1st Baronet [[Territorial Decoration]]''' (1 August 1882 – 14 August 1961) was a landowner and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Ashford (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashford]] from 1918 to 1929.
==Early life==
==Early life==
Samuel Strang Steel was the only son of William Steel, who founded Steel Brothers & Co with his older brother James in Burma and his wife Rosetta Barber (married 25 October 1881). William and Rosetta Steel were divorced in Scotland in 1888.<ref>Steel v Steel (1888) 15 R 896 - https://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotCS/1888/25SLR0675.html (accessed 7 June 2021)</ref>
Samuel Strang Steel was the only son of William Steel, who founded Steel Brothers & Co with his older brother James in Burma and his wife Rosetta Barber (married 25 October 1881). William and Rosetta Steel were divorced in Scotland in 1888.<ref>Steel v Steel (1888) 15 R 896 - https://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotCS/1888/25SLR0675.html (accessed 7 June 2021)</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Samuel Strang Steel was educated at [[Cargilfield Preparatory School]], Edinburgh and [[Eton College]], before going on to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] in 1900. He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1905, but appears not to have practiced as a barrister.
Samuel Strang Steel was educated at [[Cargilfield Preparatory School]], Edinburgh and [[Eton College]], before going on to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] in 1900 and graduating BA (1903) and MA (1908).<ref>A Cambridge Alumni Database (1200-1900)https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=steel&suro=w&fir=samuel&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=&sye=1900&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50</ref> He was admitted to [[Middle Temple]] in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1905, but appears not to have practised as a barrister.

==Family life==
==Family life==
On 3 August 1910 he married the Hon. Vere Mabel Cornwallis (died 1964), daughter of [[Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis|Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis]] and his wife Mabel Leigh. They had five children:<ref>Burkes Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 107th Ed (2003), Cornwallis</ref>
On 3 August 1910 he married the Hon. Vere Mabel Cornwallis (died 1964), daughter of [[Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis|Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis]] and his wife Mabel Leigh. They had five children:<ref>Burkes Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 107th Ed (2003), Cornwallis</ref>
* Fiennes William Strang Steel, 2nd Baronet.
* Fiennes William Strang Steel, 2nd Baronet.
* Jock Wykeham Strang Steel (1914-1991), married Lesley Graham, daughter of Sir John [[Reginald Graham]] of Larbert Bt, VC.
* Jock Wykeham Strang Steel (1914-1991), married Lesley Graham, daughter of Sir John [[Reginald Graham]] of Larbert Bt, VC.
* James Malcolm Strang Steel, Lieutenant Grenadier Guards,(1919-1943) killed in action WW2.<ref> Casualty Details | CWGC (accessed 7 June 2021)</ref>
* James Malcolm Strang Steel, Lieutenant Grenadier Guards,(1919-1943) killed in action WW2.<ref>Casualty Details | CWGC (accessed 7 June 2021)</ref>
* Grizel Mabel Strang Steel (1921-2000).
* Grizel Mabel Strang Steel (1921-2000).
* Robert Stanley Strang Steel (1934-2011).
* Robert Stanley Strang Steel (1934-2011).

==Career==
==Career==
In 1910, Samuel Strang Steel stood, unsuccessfully, as the Liberal Unionist candidate for Selkirk and Peebles in the two general elections that year. Samuel Strang Steel succeeded his father, William Strang Steel, at Philiphaugh in 1911. During the 1st World War he served, as a Major, with the [[Lothians and Border Horse]] on the [[Macedonian front]].He was first commissioned into the Duke of York’s Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars on 20 March 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 27295| date = 19 March 1901| page = 1943}}</ref>
In 1910, Samuel Strang Steel stood, unsuccessfully, as the Liberal Unionist candidate for [[Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Peebles and Selkirk]] in the two general elections that year. Samuel Strang Steel succeeded his father, William Strang Steel, at Philiphaugh in 1911. During the 1st World War he served, as a Major, with the [[Lothians and Border Horse]] on the [[Macedonian front]]. He was first commissioned into the [[Suffolk Yeomanry|Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars]] on 20 March 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 27295| date = 19 March 1901| page = 1943}}</ref>


After the war he was successfully elected as the MP for Ashford Kent in 1918, holding the seat until the 1929 election, when he lost the seat to the Rev. [[Roderick Kedward (politician)| Roderick Kedward]], the Liberal Party candidate. He was Permanent Private Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (Sir Robert Sanders) (1923-24) and to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Walter Guinness) (1925). He was President of the Scottish Unionist Association (1937-38 and 1942-3).<ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edn, Vol. 3, p. 3770. London. 2003 IBSN 0-9711966-2-1</ref> He was created a Baronet for "political and public services in Scotland"<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 15500| date = 14 June 1938| page = 483| city = e}}</ref> on 2 July 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 34529| date = 8 July 1938| page = 4399| city = l}}</ref>
After the war he was elected at the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]] as the MP for Ashford Kent, holding the seat until the [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 election]], when he lost the seat to the Rev. [[Roderick Kedward (politician)|Roderick Kedward]], the Liberal Party candidate. He was Permanent Private Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (Sir [[Robert Sanders, 1st Baron Bayford|Robert Sanders]]) (1923–24) and to the [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] ([[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne|Walter Guinness]]) (1925). He was President of the Scottish Unionist Association (1937–38 and 1942–3).<ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edn, Vol. 3, p. 3770. London. 2003 ISBN 0-9711966-2-1</ref> He was created a Baronet for "political and public services in Scotland"<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 15500| date = 14 June 1938| page = 483| city = e}}</ref> on 2 July 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 34529| date = 8 July 1938| page = 4399| city = l}}</ref>


Samuel Strang Steel was a Director of the London and North Eastern Railway, which named a LNER Class B1 No 61244 train ‘Strang Steel', and of the Bank of Scotland.<ref>{{Cite book|url=|title=Peerage and Baronetage 2019, Vol. 2, p. B702.|date=2018|isbn=978-1-9997670-0-6|location=London|oclc=}} </ref>He served with distinction as a Forestry Commissioner (1932-1949).<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 33815| date = 8 April 1932| page = 2290| city = }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 38777| date = 6 December 1949| page = 5781| city = }}</ref> He built up the Scottish Co-operative Forestry Society Ltd which merged with the Scottish Woodland Owners’ Association. During the war he was appointed Deputy Controller of the Home Grown Timber Production Department responsible for its activities in Scotland.<ref>Forestry Commission, Forty-Second Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners for the year ending 30th September 1961, (HMSO, London).</ref>
Samuel Strang Steel was a Director of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]], which named a LNER Class B1 No 61244 locomotive 'Strang Steel', and of the Bank of Scotland.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Peerage and Baronetage 2019, Vol. 2, p. B702.|date=2018|isbn=978-1-9997670-0-6|location=London|author1=Debretts}}</ref> He served with distinction as a Forestry Commissioner (1932-1949).<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 33815| date = 8 April 1932| page = 2290| city = }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 38777| date = 6 December 1949| page = 5781| city = }}</ref> He built up the Scottish Co-operative Forestry Society Ltd which merged with the Scottish Woodland Owners' Association. During the war he was appointed Deputy Controller of the Home Grown Timber Production Department responsible for its activities in Scotland.<ref>Forestry Commission, Forty-Second Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners for the year ending 30 September 1961, (HMSO, London).</ref>


He was a County Councillor for Selkirkshire and Convenor (1946). He was Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire from 1948 to 1956.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 16598| date = 17 September 1948| page = 407| city = e}}</ref> He was a member of The Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, promoted to Ensign (1953).<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 17067| date = 28 April 1953| page = 231| city = e}}</ref>
He was a County Councillor for Selkirkshire and Convenor (1946). He was Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire from 1948 to 1956.<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 16598| date = 17 September 1948| page = 407| city = e}}</ref> He was a member of [[Royal Company of Archers|The Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers]], promoted to Ensign (1953).<ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 17067| date = 28 April 1953| page = 231| city = e}}</ref>


==Succession==
==Succession==
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==General references==
*{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
*{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8065.htm#i80643 ThePeerage.com]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8065.htm#i80643 ThePeerage.com]
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 15 August 2024

Sir
Samuel Strang Steel
Member of Parliament
for Ashford
In office
1918–1929
Preceded byLaurence Hardy
Succeeded byRoderick Kedward
Personal details
Born(1882-08-01)1 August 1882
Died14 August 1961(1961-08-14) (aged 79)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Vere Mabel Cornwallis
​
​
(m. 1910)​
ChildrenFiennes Steel
Jock Steel
James Steel
Grizel Steel
Robert Steel
Parents
  • William Steel (father)
  • Rosetta Barber (mother)
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankMajor
UnitDuke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars
Lothians and Border Horse
Royal Company of Archers

Sir Samuel Barber Strang Steel of Philiphaugh, 1st Baronet, Territorial Decoration (1 August 1882 – 14 August 1961) was a landowner and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford from 1918 to 1929.

Early life

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Samuel Strang Steel was the only son of William Steel, who founded Steel Brothers & Co with his older brother James in Burma and his wife Rosetta Barber (married 25 October 1881). William and Rosetta Steel were divorced in Scotland in 1888.[1]

Education

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Samuel Strang Steel was educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School, Edinburgh and Eton College, before going on to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1900 and graduating BA (1903) and MA (1908).[2] He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1905, but appears not to have practised as a barrister.

Family life

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On 3 August 1910 he married the Hon. Vere Mabel Cornwallis (died 1964), daughter of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and his wife Mabel Leigh. They had five children:[3]

  • Fiennes William Strang Steel, 2nd Baronet.
  • Jock Wykeham Strang Steel (1914-1991), married Lesley Graham, daughter of Sir John Reginald Graham of Larbert Bt, VC.
  • James Malcolm Strang Steel, Lieutenant Grenadier Guards,(1919-1943) killed in action WW2.[4]
  • Grizel Mabel Strang Steel (1921-2000).
  • Robert Stanley Strang Steel (1934-2011).

Career

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In 1910, Samuel Strang Steel stood, unsuccessfully, as the Liberal Unionist candidate for Peebles and Selkirk in the two general elections that year. Samuel Strang Steel succeeded his father, William Strang Steel, at Philiphaugh in 1911. During the 1st World War he served, as a Major, with the Lothians and Border Horse on the Macedonian front. He was first commissioned into the Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars on 20 March 1901.[5]

After the war he was elected at the 1918 general election as the MP for Ashford Kent, holding the seat until the 1929 election, when he lost the seat to the Rev. Roderick Kedward, the Liberal Party candidate. He was Permanent Private Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (Sir Robert Sanders) (1923–24) and to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Walter Guinness) (1925). He was President of the Scottish Unionist Association (1937–38 and 1942–3).[6] He was created a Baronet for "political and public services in Scotland"[7] on 2 July 1938.[8]

Samuel Strang Steel was a Director of the London and North Eastern Railway, which named a LNER Class B1 No 61244 locomotive 'Strang Steel', and of the Bank of Scotland.[9] He served with distinction as a Forestry Commissioner (1932-1949).[10][11] He built up the Scottish Co-operative Forestry Society Ltd which merged with the Scottish Woodland Owners' Association. During the war he was appointed Deputy Controller of the Home Grown Timber Production Department responsible for its activities in Scotland.[12]

He was a County Councillor for Selkirkshire and Convenor (1946). He was Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire from 1948 to 1956.[13] He was a member of The Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, promoted to Ensign (1953).[14]

Succession

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Sir Samuel died on 14 August 1961. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir (Fiennes) William Strang Steel (1912-1992) as 2nd Baronet. Sir William was educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served in the 17th/21st Lancers during WW2. He was a Forestry Commissioner (1958-1967) and a member of Selkirk County Council (convenor 1967). He married, on 7 August 1941, Joan only daughter of Brigadier-General Sir Brodie Henderson KCMG, CB, who died 1992.

References

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  1. ^ Steel v Steel (1888) 15 R 896 - https://www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotCS/1888/25SLR0675.html (accessed 7 June 2021)
  2. ^ A Cambridge Alumni Database (1200-1900)https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=steel&suro=w&fir=samuel&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=&sye=1900&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50
  3. ^ Burkes Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 107th Ed (2003), Cornwallis
  4. ^ Casualty Details | CWGC (accessed 7 June 2021)
  5. ^ "No. 27295". The London Gazette. 19 March 1901. p. 1943.
  6. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edn, Vol. 3, p. 3770. London. 2003 ISBN 0-9711966-2-1
  7. ^ "No. 15500". The Edinburgh Gazette. 14 June 1938. p. 483.
  8. ^ "No. 34529". The London Gazette. 8 July 1938. p. 4399.
  9. ^ Debretts (2018). Peerage and Baronetage 2019, Vol. 2, p. B702. London. ISBN 978-1-9997670-0-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "No. 33815". The London Gazette. 8 April 1932. p. 2290.
  11. ^ "No. 38777". The London Gazette. 6 December 1949. p. 5781.
  12. ^ Forestry Commission, Forty-Second Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners for the year ending 30 September 1961, (HMSO, London).
  13. ^ "No. 16598". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 September 1948. p. 407.
  14. ^ "No. 17067". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 April 1953. p. 231.

General references

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ashford
1918–1929 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Charles Plummer
 Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire
1948–1958 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
of Philiphaugh
1938–1961 		Succeeded by
Fiennes Steel
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