13 Facts About Newton Steers

Newton Steers's father was president of the DuPont Film Manufacturing Corporation for seventeen years.

Newton Steers obtained a Certificate of Advanced Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943, and his JD degree from the Yale Law School in 1948.

Newton Steers became president of several investment companies in New York from 1953 through 1965.

Newton Steers was said to have made his fortune during the 1950s through investing in mutual funds, forming the Atomic Development Mutual Fund in 1953 with a group of friends.

In 1962, Newton Steers entered politics and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1962 to the 88th Congress.

Newton Steers served as Maryland Republican State chairman from 1964 to 1966.

That year, Newton Steers became Maryland Assistant Secretary of Licensing and Regulation and a member of the Maryland State Senate, serving from 1971 to 1977.

Newton Steers served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1964 and 1984.

In 1976, Newton Steers was elected as a Republican to the 95th Congress over Democrat Lanny Davis and independent Robin Ficker, serving from January 3,1977, until January 3,1979.

Newton Steers ran for reelection in 1978 to the 96th Congress and lost to Democrat Michael D Barnes, and unsuccessfully challenged Barnes in 1980.

Newton Steers was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in 1982, losing to Democrat J Joseph Curran, Jr.

Newton Steers was a resident of Bethesda, Maryland, until his death there in 1993.

Newton Steers died on February 11,1993, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland after a long battle with cancer.