William Fleming (governor)

William Fleming
3rd Governor of Virginia
In office
June 4, 1781 – June 12, 1781
Preceded byThomas Jefferson
Succeeded byThomas Nelson, Jr.
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Botetourt, Washington, Montgomery Counties and Kentucky district
In office
1777–1779
Preceded byWilliam Christian
Succeeded byWilliam Christian
Personal details
Born(1727-02-18)February 18, 1727
Jedburgh, Scotland
DiedAugust 5, 1795(1795-08-05) (aged 68)
Bedford, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia
SpouseAnne Christian
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ProfessionPhysician, soldier, and planter

Colonel William Fleming (February 18, 1727 – August 5, 1795) was an American physician, soldier, politician, and planter who served as a local justice of the peace in the mountains of southwestern Virginia and Kentucky, as well as in the Senate of Virginia and briefly acted as the Governor of Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.

Fleming is often confused with his contemporary, Judge William Fleming, who also served in the Virginia legislature (but from Cumberland County in the middle of the Commonwealth) and who was a delegate to the Continental Congress.[1]

  1. ^ Gordon, Armistead C., Jr. "William Fleming". Dictionary of American Biography