Background
Fleming, James R. was born on November 8, 1881 in Henry Company, Indiana, United States. Son of George R. and Sarah (Cummins) Fleming.
Fleming, James R. was born on November 8, 1881 in Henry Company, Indiana, United States. Son of George R. and Sarah (Cummins) Fleming.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1904.
Prospective attorney 58th Judicial Circuit, Indiana, 1906-1910. United States district attorney for northern District of Indiana, 1933-1941. Resigned to enter private practice, 1941.
Chairman of the Board, president, public Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
Member Indiana House of Representatives, 1913-1915, Indiana Senate, 1915-1919. Member Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-1926. Chairman Governor's Commission on the Arts.
Member United Nations Ednl., Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Member Mayor’s Youth Council, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Member American, Indiana, Allen County bar associations, Indiana Society of Chicago, Indiana History Society, American Society Newspaper.
Mason. Elk.; Clubs: National Press (Washington).
Married Jennie Adair, December 24, 1906. Children: Marian (Mistress James Abromson), Virginia.