David Fleming, Lord Fleming
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.
He is buried in the south-west corner of the north section in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Fleming
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Martin |
Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire 1924 – 1926 |
Succeeded by John Gibb Thom |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by William Watson |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1922 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Frederick Charles Thomson |
| Preceded by John Charles Fenton |
Solicitor General for Scotland 1924 – 1926 |
Succeeded by Alexander Munro MacRobert |
- 1877 births
- 1944 deaths
- People educated at the High School of Glasgow
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Scottish judges
- Advocates
- Solicitors General for Scotland
- UK MPs 1924–29
- 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
