Walter M. Fleming
Walter Millard Fleming was a prominent physician and surgeon.
He obtained a degree in medicine in Albany, New York, in 1862. During the Civil War, he was a surgeon with the 13th New York Infantry Brigade, a militia unit of what would later be called the National Guard.
He then practiced medicine in Rochester, New York, until 1868, when he moved to New York City and became a leading practitioner.
He was also co-founder of the Shriners, a Masonic body, along with William J. Florence. Fleming is listed as member #1 in the 1904 Report of Mecca Temple, New York City.
