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Fleming, Aretas Brooks

lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Oct. 29, 1839, in Fairmont, W. Va. He was a member of the house of delegates of the West Virginia legislature in 1872, and again in 1875. During 1878- 89 he was judge of the judicial circuit court of West Virginia. He was elected governor of West Virginia, his term of office to commence March 4, 1889, but he did not get the office until Feb. 6, 1890, owing to the noted gubernatorial contest for the office before the legislature in 1889 and 1890, wherein he was contestant and General Nathan Goff was contestee. He served with distinction as governor until March 4, 1893. He is one of the leading lawyers of the south, and is interested in extensive coal mines in the upper Monongahela Valley.