Sacramento County
Biographies
EDWARD
FLEMING
EDWARD FLEMING.--A real estate and insurance broker of wide experience, to whom many citizens of Sacramento are glad to apply both for service and advice, is Edward Fleming, of Messrs. Griffith & Company, whose busy offices are at 920 Eighth Street, in the capital city. He was born in County Lenox, Ontario, Canada, on December 21, 1870, the son of James and Mary (Cronin) Fleming, substantial and worthy folk who, having rounded out practical useful lives, now rest from their labors.
Edward Fleming attended the excellent Canadian schools, and then learned the trade of the carriage blacksmith and wood-worker, which he followed until he came to California, in 1917. Prior to coming out to the Golden State, he passed some years in Detroit, and on July 1 he reached the Coast. Being a man of experience and much resource, Mr. Fleming was not long in getting his bearings; and he has been identified with the Griffith Company for the past five or six years. Sacramento, city and county, have welcomed him and patronized his service; and it is natural that he should be enthusiastically devoted to both, interested in the historic past, and confident as to the promising future of this portion of the state. He is a Democrat, which means that he heartily supports the nation, and the best interests of the Golden State.
In 1900, Mr. Fleming was married to Miss Jane Rankin, born in Canada, who is thankful that she has come to reside in California. Mr. Fleming is a member of the Woodmen of the World. He is ever ready to extend a helpful hand to all who need the proper kind of guidance when they settle here to enjoy a bit of earth’s paradise.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 938.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.