FLEMING, ALEXANDER (1843-73) was born in the west of Scotland, educated there and attended arts courses at Glasgow University. He was classical and English master at the academy at Helensburgh before coming to Southland in the early sixties. For some time he was tutor at Morton Mains, and in 1867 he was appointed schoolmaster at Lower Harbour. From there he went to Totara and in 1869 was appointed second master at Oamaru Grammar School. This he resigned to enter the Presbyterian ministry but, his health improving, he accepted in 1873 the post of first headmaster of the Invercargill Grammar School. Fleming was a man of sound scholarship and great promise but was frustrated by feeble health, which led to his early death (on 6 Sep 1873).

Otago Daily Times, 2 Oct 1873.

Reference: Volume 1, page 150

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