William Henry Fleming
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives10th District of Georgia
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	James C. C. Black
Succeeded by	Thomas W. Hardwick
Speaker of theGeorgia House of Representatives
In office 1894–1895
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1888–1896
Personal details
Born	(1856-10-18)October 18, 1856 Augusta,Georgia, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1944(1944-06-09) (aged 87) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Summerville Cemetery
Party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Profession	attorney

William Henry Fleming (October 18, 1856 – June 9, 1944) was an American politician and lawyer from the US state ofGeorgia.

Fleming was born inAugusta, Georgia. He attended Summerville Academy andAcademy of Richmond County and theUniversity of Georgia inAthens where he was a member of thePhi Kappa Literary Society. After graduation in 1874, Fleming served as the superintendent of the Augusta andRichmond County, Georgia, public schools from 1877 until his resignation in 1880. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1880 and began practicing law in Augusta. Fleming, known as "Willie" to close associates, was a friend ofAlexander H. Stephens,50th Governor of Georgia andVice President of the Confederacy. He borrowed $100 from Stephens in 1874. The payoff of this loan is the first piece of correspondence in the a collection maintained by theAtlanta Historical Society. Money borrowing continued to be the topic of many of the letters in the collection.^[1]

From 1888 to 1896, Fleming served in theGeorgia House of Representatives and was that body's speaker in 1894 and 1895. He was also the president of theGeorgia State Bar Association in 1895.^[2] In 1896, Fleming was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives representingGeorgia's 10th congressional district in the55th United States Congress. He was reelected to two additional terms in that seat (56th and57th Congresses) before losing his reelection campaign for the58th Congress in 1902. In total, Fleming's U.S. congressional service took place from March 4, 1897, until March 3, 1903. He returned to practicing law.

Fleming later authored a book entitledTreaty-making Power: Slavery and the Race Problem in the South.^[3]

Fleming died in Augusta on June 9, 1944, and was buried in that city'sSummerville Cemetery.

• List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives

• Speech of the Honorable William H. Fleming fromBanquet to honor the Honorable Carl Schurz, Delmonico's restaurant, New York City, March 2, 1899[1]
• Treaty-making Power: Slavery and the Race Problem in the South[2]

• William Henry Fleming Letters - Atlanta Historical Society
• Fleming, William Henry - Guide to Research Collections - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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