David Leeming

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David Leeming (1876 – January 2, 1939) was an English-born politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as mayor of Victoria from 1931 to 1936.

He was born in Manchester and moved to Victoria in 1894. He worked as a real estate agent and customs broker. In 1908, he married Amy Theresa McKenzie. Leeming served on Victoria city council from 1922 to 1923. He was a director of the Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau, also serving as president, and was a member of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce. Leeming also served as president of the Victoria Real Estate Board.{{cite web |url=http://www.victoriaheritagefoundation.ca/HReg/Rockland/Terrace1004.html |title=1004 Terrace Avenue |work=Heritage Register Rockland |publisher=Victoria Heritage Foundation}}

He died in Victoria at the age of 62.{{cite web|url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4E75D75/view/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20callnumber=%28%221939-09-552131%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm=%28b13164%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1 |title=Vital Event Death Registration |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2014-06-30 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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