George Washington Fleeger (1839 - 1894)

Born 13 Mar 1839 in Centre Township, Butler Co., PA

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Died 25 Jun 1894 at age 55 in Butler, PA

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Biography

"CAPT. GEORGE W. FLEEGER, attorney at law, is the third son of Peter and Mary (RIDER) FLEEGER, and was born March 13, 1839, in Centre township, Butler county, Pennsylvania. He received a good education in the public schoiols, commenced teaching at the age of sixteen, and afterwards attended West Sunbury Academy. On the 10th of June, 1861, he enlisted in the Dickson Guards, an organization composed of the students of the Academy and young men of the same neighborhood. This company was finally mustered into the service as Company C, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve. Captain FLEEGER participated in the following engagements: Great Falls, Drainsville, Mechanicsville, Gaines Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Bristoe Station, Rappahannock Station, New Hope Church, Mine Run, and the Wilderness. He was captured at Gaines Hill and sent to Belle Isle prison, at Richmond, but after a month's imprisonment he was exchanged. He was also captured at the battle of the Wilderness, and imprisoned ten months at the following places: Macon, Savannah, Charleston and Columbia, and was exchanged at Wilmington, North Carolina, in March, 1865. In June, 1862, he was commissioned first lieutenant, and afterwards breveted captain. Returning home after the war, he commenced reading law in the office of Col. John M. THOMPSON, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He was associated in practice with George A. BLACK until 1869, and from 1887 to 1889 was in partnership with James N. MOORE. Since the latter year he has continued in practice alone. Politically, Captain FLEEGER has always been a Republican, served in the legislature in 1871-72, was chairman of the county committee in 1874, has been a member of the State committee, and was a delegate to the State conventions of 1882 and 1890. He was also deputy revenue collector of this district in 1869. In 1884 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and served in the Forty-ninth Congress. Captain FLEEGER is a charter member of the A.G. Reed Post, G.A.R., and a member of Connoquenessing Lodge, I.O.O.F. He was one of the original stockholders of the Butler County National Bank, and was a director of the Bald Ridge Oil Company during its existence." - History of Butler Co, 1895, pg 710

According to the Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990, "From Dec 1885 to Mar 1887, Fleeger missed 34 of 300 roll call votes, which is 11.3%. This is better than the median of 28.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1887."

Burial: North Side Cemetery Butler Butler County Pennsylvania, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 7178898

Sources

• History of Butler Co, 1895
• George Washington Fleeger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Rep. George Fleeger at govtrack.us
• George Washington Fleeger on Wikipedia

• Butler citizen. (Butler, Pa.), 30 June 1904. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071045/1904-06-30/ed-1/seq-2/>