John Fleming (November 1697–1756) was a judge in

Cumberland County, Virginia Cumberland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,675. Its county seat is Cumberland. History Cumberland County was established in 1749 from Goochland County ...

who served in the

Virginia House of Burgesses The House of Burgesses was the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia. With the creation of the House of Burgesses in 1642, the General Assembly, which had been established ...

for more than a decade, working with John Robinson and

Peyton Randolph Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as speaker of Virginia' ...

. In 1764, he worked with

Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first a ...

, George Johnston and Robert Munford on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. His son William Fleming later held his seat in the House of Burgesses, representing Cumberland County. During the John Chiswell scandal, John Fleming was the judge who ordered John Chiswell to be jailed.

References

*Mayer, Henry. ''A Son of Thunder, Patrick Henry and the American Republic''. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986. People of Virginia in the American Revolution House of Burgesses members 1697 births 1766 deaths People from Cumberland County, Virginia {{Virginia-politician-stub