Aretas B. Fleming
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Aretas Brooks Fleming was the 8th Governor of West Virginia. In 1865, he married Carrie Watson
. When he ran as the Democratic nominee in 1888, the election was disputed by the Legislature. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr.
Both Fleming and Goff were sworn in as Governor on March 4, 1889.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
ruled that outgoing governor Emmanuel Willis Wilson would remain Governor; State Senate President Robert S. Carr had claimed authority until the Court reached its decision. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr. As a result, Fleming did not assume the office until February 6, 1890. He left office in 1893 and died on October 13, 1923. He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery. A large obelisk marks his grave.
Carrie Watson Fleming
Carrie Watson Fleming was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Aretas B. Fleming and served as that state's First Lady, 1890-1893. She was born April 29, 1844, at Fairmont, West Virginia, a daughter of coal pioneer James Otis Watson. She attended Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy at...
. When he ran as the Democratic nominee in 1888, the election was disputed by the Legislature. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff, Jr. was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, and as a United States federal judge.-Biography:Goff was born at The Waldomore in Clarksburg, Harrison...
Both Fleming and Goff were sworn in as Governor on March 4, 1889.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. It is located in the state capital, Charleston....
ruled that outgoing governor Emmanuel Willis Wilson would remain Governor; State Senate President Robert S. Carr had claimed authority until the Court reached its decision. In 1890, the Legislature agreed that Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr. As a result, Fleming did not assume the office until February 6, 1890. He left office in 1893 and died on October 13, 1923. He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery. A large obelisk marks his grave.