John Fleming (1743-1802)
Encyclopedia
John Fleming was a Tory politician in England.
He was elected at the 1774 general election
as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Southampton
. At the 1780 general election
he was defeated by his fellow-Tory Hans Sloane
, who won the seat with 249 votes to Fleming's 237. Fleming was re-elected unopposed in 1784
, and held the seat until the 1790] general election
, which he did not contest.
He was elected at the 1774 general election
British general election, 1774
The British general election, 1774 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Summary of the Constituencies:...
as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
. At the 1780 general election
British general election, 1780
The British general election, 1780 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain to be held after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...
he was defeated by his fellow-Tory Hans Sloane
Hans Sloane (MP)
Hans Sloane , later called Hans Sloane-Stanley, was a British Member of Parliament.Sloane was born on 14 November 1739 at South Stoneham, Hampshire, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and the Inner Temple...
, who won the seat with 249 votes to Fleming's 237. Fleming was re-elected unopposed in 1784
British general election, 1784
The British general election of 1784 resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.-Background:...
, and held the seat until the 1790] general election
British general election, 1790
The British general election, 1790 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.-Political Situation:...
, which he did not contest.