William Madden Fly

Full Name: William Madden Fly
Date of birth: December 26, 1857
Date of death: June 26, 1944

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	67	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales	Gonzales
H	67	Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Unknown / Gonzales	Gonzales
H	82	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales	Gonzales
H	82	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales	Gonzales
H	82	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales	Gonzales
H	82	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales	Gonzales

(1) William M. Fly, in special election 9/11/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Baker B. Hoskins, Sr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, and 40th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 67
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 67
Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Unknown / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 82
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 82
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 82
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 82
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 272, 6/1/1945, pp. 2716-2717. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

George Washington Lafayette Fly, 1835-1905. Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - father; William Madden Fly - son. Ancestry.com.
William M. Fly, birth date 12/26/1857 in Big Hill, Gonzales County; death date 6/26/1944 in Gonzales, Gonzales County; retired merchant, Masonic writer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Madden Fly, birth date 12/26/1857, death date 6/26/1944, photo, burial in Gonzales Masonic Cemetery, Gonzales, Gonzales County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in FLY, GEORGE WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE (1835-1905). Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - father; William Madden Fly - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
Information on William Fly. Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - father; William Madden Fly - son. George Washington Lafayette Fly - grandfather; William Stoner Fly - grandson. William Madden Fly - uncle; William Stoner Fly - nephew. WikiTree.org.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.M. Fly, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore, Investigation, Special Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Education Highways and Motor Traffic Lobbying Activities, Investigation (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries State Affairs (Vice Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Live Stock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries State Affairs State Departments, Investigate (Vice Chair)
37th R.S. - 1921 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Education Neinast Investigating (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) State Affairs
36th R.S. - 1919 Blue Ridge Farm Purchase, Investigate Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs (Chair)
35th R.S. - 1917 Central Investigating Committee (Chair) Charges Against James E. Ferguson, Governor, Investigate Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Contingent Expenses Education Insurance Liquor Traffic Prepare Articles of Impeachment Against Governor James E. Ferguson Public Lands and Land Office
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Judiciary Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds

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