Philip Bracken Fleming was a United States Army general and United States Ambassador to Costa Rica.
The Iowa-born Fleming was son of John Joseph and Mary Bracken Fleming. From 1905 to 1907 he attended the University of Wisconsin.
Fleming was cadet at the United States Military Academy from June 15, 1907 until June 13, 1911, when he graduated first in his class. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers.
During his military career, he held the following ranks: 1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1940-01-01 Colonel, 1941-02-14 Brigadier-General, 1942-10-25 Major-General, 1947-01-31 Major-General.
Still serving in the U. S. Army through January 1947, he held several posts in the late 1930s as District Engineer in Maine and Minnesota, then two jobs in the Labor Department, and from 1941-12-04 to 1949-05-26 as Federal Works Administrator. In 1949 he became Chairman of the US Maritime Commission, and in May 1950 Under-Secretary of Commerce.
From 1951 to 1953, he served as ambassador to Costa Rica. He died on October 6, 1955.