George Washington Lafayette Fly
Full Name: George Washington Lafayette FlyDate of birth: June 2, 1835
Date of death: January 27, 1905
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 60 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) | Democrat | Unknown / Gonzales | Gonzales |
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
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House District 60
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Unknown / Gonzales Counties in district: Gonzales |
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- FLY, GEORGE WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE (1835-1905). Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - father; William Madden Fly - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in biographical sketch of his son Benjamin W. Fly, Volume II, pp. 608, 611. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Major, Company I, 2nd Texas Infantry, commandant of Galveston. Handbook of Texas Online.
- George Washington Lafayette Fly. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 19, 99, Plate No. 39. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
Other Resources
- George Washington Lafayette Fly, 1835-1905. Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - father; William Madden Fly - son. Ancestry.com.
- William Stoner Fly. Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - grandfather; William Stoner Fly - grandson. Ancestry.com.
- 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.
Photographs
- Photograph. G.W.L. Fly, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
17th R.S. - 1881
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