Fleming, James L. (James Lawson), 1867-1909
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Born in Pitt County, N. C., James Lawson Fleming (1867-1909) was the son of Leonidas Fleming. The younger Fleming attended school in Greenville, graduated from Wake Forest College, and studied law at the University of North Carolina. He practiced law in Greenville, was also active in local politics, and was a member of several civic groups. Fleming married Loula Victoria White in 1899. He was a partner in Fleming, Aycock and Moore Law Firm with Charles B. Aycock and Lawrence Moore. In 1904 and 1906 Fleming was elected to the N.C. Senate as the Democratic candidate from the Sixth District (Pitt County). During his two terms in the State Senate, Fleming was responsible for introducing a bill that led to the establishment in Greenville of East Carolina Teachers' Training School (now East Carolina University). He died in an auto accident in 1909.
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