Fleming, William, 1736-1824

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Birth 1736-07-06
Death 1824-02-15

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William Fleming was born to John and Mary (Bolling) Fleming in Cumberland County, Va. Fleming studied law at the College of William and Mary and graduated in 1763. He held various political positions, including serving in the House of Burgesses and the House of Delegates, acting as a delegate to the Virginia Convention held in 1775-1776, and serving as a delegate from Cumberland County to the Continental Congress. In December 1788, Fleming received an appointment to the first Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and served as a judge for this court until 1824.

From the guide to the William Fleming Collection, 1773-1802, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

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