Tom Steele

Actor

Born: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

BIOGRAPHY

Tom Steele (15 November 1905 – 28 May 1979) was a Scottish Labour politician.Steele worked as a station master and served on the board of the Lanark Co-operative Society.Steele was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Lanark in 1945, defeating Lord Dunglass (Alec-Douglas Home), and served as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of National Insurance.He lost this seat to the Conservative Party in 1950, but was elected for Dunbartonshire West at a by-election later that year. He held this seat until he retired in 1970, to be replaced by Ian Campbell.At elections his campaign sometimes used the slogan Vote Steele For Strength.

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