[2] He was the eldest son of Sir James Fleming of Woodburn House in Rutherglen.
He met John Logie Baird early in his life and they were lifelong friends.
[4] In 1922 general election he unsuccessfully stood as the Liberal candidate for the St Rollox constituency in Glasgow.
He held the rank of Baillie and donated a set of bells to the town hall clock.
In 1965 he is also recorded as having paid a substantial proportion of the cost of the new clubhouse at Helensburgh Golf Club.