Portrait: Courtesy, Lycoming County Law Association
Robert P. Fleming (D12) Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland Counties, 1839-1842
Early Life:
Robert P. Fleming, born May 12, 1801, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Susanna Chatham Fleming; studied law, admitted, Lycoming County bar, 1827; trial Lawyer; delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1839-1842; first president, Lycoming Law Association, 1870; married, Mary Lloyd, remarried, Esther F. Evans; died, May 30, 1874 (aged 73 years 18 days), Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; interment, Williamsport Cemetery, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838.
Elected, Democrat, 12th district, Pennsylvania State Senate, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland Counties, 1839-1841.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members F". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University.
Marshall Anspach, Historical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Lycoming County, Pa., 1961.
Robert Fleming (1801-1874) - Find a Grave Memorial