Charles Steele

Charles Steele (May 5, 1858 – August 5, 1939) was an American lawyer and philanthropist who was a member of J.P. Morgan & Co. for 39 years. Early life He was a son of Isaac Nevett Steele (1809–1891) and Rosa Londonia (née Nelson) Steele (1825–1894). Among his siblings was the Rev. James Nevett Steele of Trinity Church (his wife as a daughter of Herman D. Aldrich), Mary Steele, John Nelson Steele, Rosa Nelson Steele, Kate Steele, Henry Maynadier Steele. His father was a "distinguished lawyer" who was "universally recognized for years as the leader of the Maryland Bar" and served as the Chargé d'Affaires, Venezuela under three U.S. Presidents, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the nephew of Rep. John Nevett Steele, and Mary Nevett Steele, who married John Campbell Henry (the eldest son and heir of Gov. John Henry). His maternal grandfather was U.S. Representative, U.S. Ambassador to Italy and U.S. Attorney General John Nelson and his great-grandfather was Revolutionary War Brig. Gen. and U.S. Rep. Roger Nelson. Steele attended the University of Virginia, receiving a Master of Arts degree in 1878. He later graduated from Columbia Law School in 1880.