Background
Fleming, Donald Methuen was born on May 23, 1905 in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Son of Louis Charles and Maud Margaret (Wright) Fleming.
Fleming, Donald Methuen was born on May 23, 1905 in Exeter, Ontario, Canada. Son of Louis Charles and Maud Margaret (Wright) Fleming.
Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1925; Bachelor of Laws, U. Toronto, 1930; Data Control Language, Bishop's U., 1960.
Private practice, Toronto, Ontario
counsel, Blake, Cassels and Grayson, Toronto. Created King's Counsel, 1944. Representative Toronto-Eglinton constituency to Parliament, 1945-1963.
Member Privy Council for Canada, minister finance, receiver-general of Canada, 1957-1962. Minister justice, attorney general Canada, 1962-1963. Governor International Bank and International Monetary Fund, 1957-1963.
Chairman Commonwealth Parliamentary Confs., 1948, 52, 54. Chairman Commonwealth Trade and Economics Conference, 1958. Delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization conferences, 1957-1961.
Director Canada National Exhibition, 1941.
Member Canada Political Science Association, Canada Bar Association, Canadian Club, Empire Club, National Albany Club, Rideau Country Club, Masons, Independent Order Foresters.
Married Alice Mildred Watson, 1933. Children: David, Mary, Donald.