Steck, Michael

Dr. Michael Steck. Part of William A. Keleher Pictorial Collection (000-742-0143)

Michael Steck, son of John and Elizabeth Steck, was born in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 1818. He attended the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and graduated in 1844. Steck practiced medicine in Mifflinville, Pennsylvania for a number of years before accepting an appointment from President Fillmore as Indian agent for the Mescalero Apache in Southeastern New Mexico in 1852. He was recalled by President Pierce, who later reappointed him to the post. In 1863 Steck was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for New Mexico Territory.

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