David Fleming, Lord Fleming
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David Pinkerton Fleming, Lord Fleming MC (11 February 1877 - 20 October 1944) 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.
He was appointed to the Court of Session bench in 1926, with the judicial title Lord Fleming. He was appointed an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple in 1940.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Henry Porteous 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 |
