John Fleming (American politician)
| John Calvin Fleming, Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McCrery |
| Succeeded by | Mike Johnson |
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John Calvin Fleming, Jr. July 5, 1951 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy |
| Children | Four children |
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University of Mississippi, Oxford University of Mississippi, Jackson |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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John Calvin Fleming, Jr. (born July 5, 1951), is an American politician, physician, and businessman who served as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he lives in his adopted city of Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. A second cousin (five generations removed) to the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Henry Clay of Kentucky, Fleming is a member of Sons of the American Revolution and Jamestowne Society; he is only the second Republican to hold his House seat since Reconstruction.
Fleming was born in Meridian in Lauderdale County in eastern Mississippi. He was reared in a working class home in which his mother became disabled and could not work when he was still young. Just prior to his high school graduation, Fleming's father died of a heart attack, and young Fleming had to work his way through college. He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Fleming was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree in 1973. He went on to attend medical school at the same university, but at the Jackson campus and received his M.D. degree in 1976. He entered the United States Navy to continue his medical training in 1976 and served until 1982 after completing his residency in 1979. Fleming also trained for years in karate attaining the rank of third degree black belt. Fleming and his wife, Cindy, married in 1978. The couple has four children.
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