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Revert his date of death to 1766, with citation. I believe the source of his death in 1756 to be incorrect, given that he worked on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions 9 years later. |
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'''John Fleming'''- was a laywer in [[Goochland County, Virginia]] and had been in the [[House of Burgesses]] for 10+ years. John Fleming worked with [[John Robinson (Virginia)]] and [[Peyton Randolph]] for sometime. In 1764 he started to work with [[Patrick Henry]], [[George Johnston (laywer)]], and [[Robert Munford]] on the [[Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions]]. His son later [[William Fleming]] replaced him to help Patrick Henry in 1775. |
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'''John Fleming''' (November 1697–1766)<ref name="Robertson Brock 1887 p. 32">{{cite book | last=Robertson | first=W. | last2=Brock | first2=R.A. | title=Pocahontas and Her Descendants | publisher=J. W. Randolph & English | year=1887 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=16tPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA32 | access-date=2023-11-24 | page=32}}</ref> was a judge in [[Cumberland County, Virginia]] who served in the [[Virginia House of Burgesses]] for more than a decade, working with [[John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705)|John Robinson]] and [[Peyton Randolph]]. In 1764, he worked with [[Patrick Henry]], [[George Johnston (burgess)|George Johnston]] and [[Robert Munford]] on the [[Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions]]. His son [[William Fleming (judge)|William Fleming]] later held his seat in the House of Burgesses, representing Cumberland County. |
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During the [[John Chiswell]] scandal, John Fleming was the judge who ordered John Chiswell to be jailed. |
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*Mayer, Henry. ''A Son of Thunder, Patrick Henry and the American Republic''. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986. |
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 24 November 2023
John Fleming (November 1697–1766)[1] was a judge in Cumberland County, Virginia who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for more than a decade, working with John Robinson and Peyton Randolph. In 1764, he worked with Patrick Henry, George Johnston and Robert Munford on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. His son William Fleming later held his seat in the House of Burgesses, representing Cumberland County.
During the John Chiswell scandal, John Fleming was the judge who ordered John Chiswell to be jailed.
References
[edit]- ^ Robertson, W.; Brock, R.A. (1887). Pocahontas and Her Descendants. J. W. Randolph & English. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- Mayer, Henry. A Son of Thunder, Patrick Henry and the American Republic. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986.
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