William H. Fleming

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William Henry Fleming


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 10th District of Georgia
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	James C. C. Black
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Hardwick
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1894–1895
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1888–1896

Personal details
Born	(1856-10-18)October 18, 1856 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1944(1944-06-09) (aged 87) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Summerville Cemetery
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Profession	attorney

William Henry Fleming (October 18, 1856 – June 9, 1944) was an American politician and lawyer from the US state of Georgia.

Early years

Fleming was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Summerville Academy and Academy of Richmond County and the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society. After graduation in 1874, Fleming served as the superintendent of the Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, public schools from 1877 until his resignation in 1880. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1880 and began practicing law in Augusta. Fleming, known as "Willie" to close associates, was a friend of Alexander H. Stephens, 50th Governor of Georgia and Vice President of the Confederacy. He borrowed $100 from Stephens in 1874. The payoff of this loan is the first piece of correspondence in the a collection maintained by the Atlanta Historical Society. Money borrowing continued to be the topic of many of the letters in the collection.^[1]

From 1888 to 1896, Fleming served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was that body's speaker in 1894 and 1895. He was also the president of the Georgia State Bar Association in 1895.^[2] In 1896, Fleming was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives representing Georgia's 10th congressional district in the 55th United States Congress. He was reelected to two additional terms in that seat (56th and 57th Congresses) before losing his reelection campaign for the 58th Congress in 1902. In total, Fleming's U.S. congressional service took place from March 4, 1897, until March 3, 1903. He returned to practicing law.

Fleming later authored a book entitled Treaty-making Power: Slavery and the Race Problem in the South.^[3]

Fleming died in Augusta on June 9, 1944, and was buried in that city's Summerville Cemetery.

^ "Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944". Social Networks and Archival Context (snac). Retrieved May 14, 2018.
^ "Georgia Bar Association Past Presidents". gabar.org. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
^ William Henry Fleming (1920). Treaty-making Power: Slavery and the Race Problem in the South. Stratford Company.

Speech of the Honorable William H. Fleming from Banquet to honor the Honorable Carl Schurz, Delmonico's restaurant, New York City, March 2, 1899 [1]
Treaty-making Power: Slavery and the Race Problem in the South [2]

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James C. C. Black	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Succeeded by Thomas W. Hardwick

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