Francis Fleming

Sir Francis Fleming CMG KCMG (31 July 1842 – 4 December 1922) (Chinese: 菲林明) was a British administrator who held appointments in eleven colonies. The son of James Fleming (1812–1887), Q.C. of Dorset Square and Julia Matilda (1811–1875) daughter of Major John Canning (1775–1824) and niece of Francis Canning (1769–1831) of Foxcote Warwick. He attended Downside School near Bath, studied law at the Middle Temple, and became a barrister in 1866. For over a year he was Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong between 1890 and 1892 (years later Fleming Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong was named after him).

Francis Fleming

Sir Francis Fleming CMG KCMG (31 July 1842 – 4 December 1922) (Chinese: 菲林明) was a British administrator who held appointments in eleven colonies. The son of James Fleming (1812–1887), Q.C. of Dorset Square and Julia Matilda (1811–1875) daughter of Major John Canning (1775–1824) and niece of Francis Canning (1769–1831) of Foxcote Warwick. He attended Downside School near Bath, studied law at the Middle Temple, and became a barrister in 1866. For over a year he was Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong between 1890 and 1892 (years later Fleming Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong was named after him).