William H. Fleece Explained

William H. Fleece
State House:Florida
District:53rd
Term Start:1967
Term End:1972
Successor:Mary R. Grizzle[1]
Birth Name:William Harold Fleece[2] [3]
Birth Date:1 October 1935
Birth Place:Pontiac, Michigan
Party:Republican
Democratic
Occupation:lawyer
Spouse:Ellen L. Richman (divorced)
Marie C. Devine (died 2009)
Children:3
Education:Ohio State University (BS)
Indiana University School of Law (LLB, JD)

William Harold Fleece (October 1, 1935 – October 27, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Florida.

Biography

Early life and education

Fleece was born in Pontiac, Michigan.

He graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1953.[4]

He graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in 1957 and from the Indiana University School of Law with a Master of Laws and Juris Doctor. He is also an alumnus of Indiana State University and Stetson College of Law.

Political career

He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972, representing district 53. He served as a Republican,[5] but has since switched his party affiliation to Democrat.

Legal career

He practiced law in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.[6] [7]

Personal life

He married Ellen L. Richman.[8] They later divorced and he married Marie C. Devine.[9] Marie passed away in 2009. He had 3 children from his marriage to Ellen. He married Anne Kantor of Tampa on October 25, 2020.

Death

Fleece died on October 27, 2020.[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html Florida House of Representatives
  2. Web site: Lawyer Directory – the Florida Bar.
  3. Web site: Mr. William Harold Fleece Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com . Martindale.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017115133/https://www.martindale.com/clearwater/florida/william-harold-fleece-770997-a/ . October 17, 2019 . dead .
  4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-fleece-25248417 LinkedIn Profile
  5. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=AKsyAAAAMAAJ&dq=william+h.+fleece+st.+petersburg+FL&pg=PA154 Trends in Long-term Care: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First Session (-Ninety- Congress, Session), Parts 1-7 (1970)
  7. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . December 2007 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii (Volume 4 - 2008) . . 9781561607730 .
  8. https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/star/THE_SHERIFFS_STAR_VOL_13,_NO_1,_MARCH_1969.pdf The Sheriffs Star Volume 13, Issue 1 (March 1969)
  9. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tampabaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=marie-clothilde-devine-fleece&pid=127847083 Marie Devine Obituary
  10. Web site: Obituaries . Jewish Press of Pinellas County . November 10, 2020 .