William Bennett Fleming
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William Bennett Fleming was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born on a plantation near Flemington, Georgia
, Fleming attended the common schools and was graduated from Yale College
in 1825.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and practiced in Savannah, Georgia
.
He served as judge of the superior court of Chatham County, Georgia
from 1847 to 1849 and 1853-1868.
He resumed the practice of law in Savannah.
Recorder of the city of Savannah from 1868 until the office was abolished.
Fleming was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Julian Hartridge and served from February 10, 1879, to March 3, 1879.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He served as again judge of the superior court from 1879 until 1881, when he resigned on account of ill health.
He retired to Walthourville, Georgia
, and died there August 19, 1886.
He was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Born on a plantation near Flemington, Georgia
Flemington, Georgia
Flemington is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 369 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flemington is located at ....
, Fleming attended the common schools and was graduated from Yale College
Yale College
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in 1825.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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and practiced in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
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He served as judge of the superior court of Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County, Georgia
Chatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. In the official US Census of 2010, Chatham County had a total population of 265,128 . Chatham is the most populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area...
from 1847 to 1849 and 1853-1868.
He resumed the practice of law in Savannah.
Recorder of the city of Savannah from 1868 until the office was abolished.
Fleming was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Julian Hartridge and served from February 10, 1879, to March 3, 1879.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He served as again judge of the superior court from 1879 until 1881, when he resigned on account of ill health.
He retired to Walthourville, Georgia
Walthourville, Georgia
Walthourville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 4,030 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Walthourville is located at ....
, and died there August 19, 1886.
He was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
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