- David Fleming, Lord Fleming
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For other people named David Fleming, see David Fleming (disambiguation).
David Pinkerton Fleming, Lord Fleming MC (11 February 1877 – 20 October 1944)[1] was a Scottish politician and judge.
He was educated at Glasgow High School, the University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow, and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1902. He was on active service with the Cameronians (he had originally been commissioned into the volunteer battalion of the Highland Light Infantry) during World War I, for which he was awarded the Military Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He took silk in 1921.
He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1922–1923 and from 1924–1926, and was Unionist Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire from 1924 to 1926.[2]
He was appointed to the Court of Session bench on 19 December 1925,[3] with the judicial title Lord Fleming. He was appointed an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple in 1940.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 622. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927, page 408
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Fleming
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
William MartinMember of Parliament for Dunbartonshire
1924 – 1926Succeeded by
John Gibb ThomLegal offices Preceded by
William WatsonSolicitor General for Scotland
1922 – 1923Succeeded by
Frederick Charles ThomsonPreceded by
John Charles FentonSolicitor General for Scotland
1924 – 1926Succeeded by
Alexander Munro MacRobertCategories:- 1877 births
- 1944 deaths
- People educated at the High School of Glasgow
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- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Scottish constituencies
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- Cameronians officers
- Highland Light Infantry officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
- Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs
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