Denver-Lake-San Juan County CO Archives Obituaries.....Fleming, John Donaldson August 7, 1927
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Denver Post 8/8/1927
DEAN FLEMING OF COLORADO U. LAW SCHOOL DIES IN HOSPITAL
Seventy-Four-Year-Old Educator Was Idol of Boulder Campus, and, Altho Scheduled 
to Retire Three Years Ago, Had Been Persuaded to Stay.
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	Dean John D. Fleming, head of the law school of the University of 
Colorado since 1903 and widely known as an educator, died at St. Luke's 
hospital early Monday as the result of an operation for kidney trouble a week 
ago.
	Dean Fleming, who was 74 years old, was the idol of the Boulder 
campus.  He was scheduled to be retired three years ago under the Carnagie 
foundation plan, but the university was unable to obtain an educator of such 
high caliber to take his place and prevailed upon Dean Fleming to continue in 
the position.
	Dean Fleming was born in Elizaville, Ky., in 1852, the son of John 
Faris Fleming and Amelia Perrin Anderson Fleming.  Col. John Fleming, great 
grandfather of Dean Fleming, was the founder of Fleming county, Kentucky, and 
the family traces its American origin back to the landing of Sir Thomas Fleming 
at Jamestown, Va., in 1616.

ATTENDED RURAL SCHOOL.

	Dean Fleming attended the rural schools of Fleming county and later 
entered a classical academy at Flemingburg, Ky.  His higher education was 
obtained at Centre college at Danville, Ky., and he was graduated with an A. B. 
degree in 1875.  He was awarded the John M. Harlan prize for proficiency in 
English composition.
	While teaching at the Boys' high school at Louisville, Ky., he studied 
law at the University of Louisville, receiving his LL. B. degree in 1878.  He 
then entered the University of Virginia for a postgraduate course.
	Coming to Colorado he entered the law office of James T. Marshall at 
Leadville.  Mr. Marshall was president of the Robert E. Lee Mining company of 
Leadville, and for three years Dean Fleming was manager of that company.
	He became mayor of Leadville in 1888, and at the end of the term was 
made city solicitor.  In 1889 President Benjamin F. Harrison appointed him 
United States attorney for Colorado, and it was during that period that he 
moved to Denver and later retired to private practice.

MADE LAW SCHOOL DEAN IN 1903.

	He was made professor of law and dean of the law school of the 
University of Colorado in 1903, and had specialized in mining law and 
Irrigation and water rights.  Centre college conferred an honorary LL. D. 
degree upon him in 1910.
	He was director of the Allegheny Mining company of Leadville up to the 
time of his death and was also a director of the Gold King Extension Mining 
company of San Juan county.
	He is survived by his wife, a son, William Donaldson Fleming, medical 
officer in the army, stationed at Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Frederick 
Wadley, both of Denver.
	Dean Fleming was president of the Colorado Bar association in 1916-17.  
He was a member of the American Bar association and the American Law institute 
and was one of the founders of the University club and the Denver club.
	

Additional Comments:
Colorado U.S. Attorney 1889-1893
Dean University of Colorado law school 1903-1927

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