Background
Fleming, Aretas Brooks was born on October 15, 1839 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Rhoda (Brooks) Fleming.
Fleming, Aretas Brooks was born on October 15, 1839 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Rhoda (Brooks) Fleming.
Educated academic, Fairmont, and law department, University of Virginia, 1859-1860. (Doctor of Laws, West Virginia University, 1891).
Admitted to bar, 1862. Prosecuting attorney, 1863-1868. Member West Virginia House of Representatives, 1872-1873, 1875-1876.
Judge Circuit Court, 2d Judicial Circuit, 1877-1888.
Governor of West Virginia, 1889-1893.
Member West Virginia.
Married Carrie Watson, September 7, 1865.