John Fleming (Southampton MP)

John Fleming (1743 – 28 February 1802)[1] was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1790.[2]

He was elected at the 1774 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton. At the 1780 general election he was defeated by his fellow-Tory Hans Sloane, who won the seat with 249 votes to Fleming's 237. Fleming was re-elected unopposed in 1784, and held the seat until the 1790 general election which he did not contest.[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 134–5. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
3. "FLEMING, John (1743-1802), of Stoneham, Hants. ". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Palmerston Hans Stanley	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1774–1780 With: Hans Stanley to Jan 1780 John 'Mad Jack' Fuller from Jan 1780	Succeeded by Hans Sloane John 'Mad Jack' Fuller
Preceded by John 'Mad Jack' Fuller Hans Sloane	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1784–1790 With: James Amyatt	Succeeded by Henry Martin James Amyatt