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Affiliation | Federal |
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Name | William Fleming |
Address | , Virginia , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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July 06, 1736
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Died | February 15, 1824
(87 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | Thomas Walker Feb 04, 2008 11:24pm |
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Info | FLEMING, William, a Delegate from Virginia; born in Cumberland County, Va., July 6, 1736; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1763; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the provincial house of burgesses 1772-1775; delegate to the Revolutionary conventions in 1775 and 1776; member of the Cumberland County committee in 1776; served in the house of delegates 1776-1778; Member of the Continental Congress in 1779; judge of the general court in 1788; elected a member of the first supreme court of appeals in 1789 and served in this capacity until his death; became president of the court in 1809; died at his country home, “Summerville,” Chesterfield County, Va., February 15, 1824; interment in the family cemetery on his estate.
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