He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1819 and grew up there, coming to Upper Canada around 1835 with his family. He worked for James Coleman at Dundas and then, in 1846, opened a grocery business in Galt with Andrew Elliott. After Elliott left the partnership, he took on William Robinson as a partner and added a distillery, soap factory and mills to the business. Fleming also opened a book and stationery store with Alexander Elmslie. In 1851 Fleming married Mary Moir. He was president of the Gore District Fire Insurance and also served as town councillor and reeve for Galt. He was warden for Waterloo County in 1869. Fleming died in office in 1877 after suffering a stroke a few days earlier.
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Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1876 HJ Morgon
August 25, 2023
john, fleming, canadian, politician, other, people, named, john, fleming, john, fleming, disambiguation, john, patrick, fleming, june, 1819, january, 1877, ontario, businessman, political, figure, represented, waterloo, south, legislative, assembly, ontario, l. For other people named John Fleming see John Fleming disambiguation John Patrick Fleming June 29 1819 January 21 1877 was an Ontario businessman and political figure He represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1877 He was born in Dunfermline Scotland in 1819 and grew up there coming to Upper Canada around 1835 with his family He worked for James Coleman at Dundas and then in 1846 opened a grocery business in Galt with Andrew Elliott After Elliott left the partnership he took on William Robinson as a partner and added a distillery soap factory and mills to the business Fleming also opened a book and stationery store with Alexander Elmslie In 1851 Fleming married Mary Moir He was president of the Gore District Fire Insurance and also served as town councillor and reeve for Galt He was warden for Waterloo County in 1869 Fleming died in office in 1877 after suffering a stroke a few days earlier External links EditMember s parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Canadian parliamentary companion 1876 HJ Morgon Reminiscences of the early history of Galt and the settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario J Young 1880 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Fleming Canadian politician amp oldid 1134849398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
