Philip Fleming (MP)

For other people named Philip Fleming, see Philip Fleming (disambiguation).

Philip Fleming (born c. 1587) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

Fleming was the son of Sir Thomas Fleming and his wife Mary James, the daughter of Dr Mark James. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 June 1604 aged 17. In 1612 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lymington. He became steward of the Isle of Wight. In 1621, he was elected MP for Newport (Isle of Wight) in a by-election. He was elected MP for Newport in another by-election in 1624. He was elected MP for Newport again in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. ^[1]

References

1. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Faber-Flood', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 480-509. Date accessed: 15 December 2011

Parliament of England
Preceded by Thomas Marshal Thomas South	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1614 With: Charles Thynne	Succeeded by Sir William Doddington Henry Crompton
Preceded by Sir Richard Worsley, Bt Sir William Uvedale	Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 1621–1629 With: Sir William Uvedale 1621–1622 John Danvers 1624 Sir Nathaniel Rich 1625 Sir Christopher Yelverton 1626	Parliament suspended until 1640