Terms of Service

• Senate, 56th & 55th Legislatures
  1/8/1957 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 54th & 53rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  11/2/1954 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 52nd Legislature
  1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  
• House, 51st Legislature
  1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
  Democrat
  
• House, 50th Legislature
  1/14/1947 - 1/11/1949
  Democrat
  

(1) William S. Fly, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of John J. Bell, resigned 9/25/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 251. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 75th Legislature, R.S., HR 998. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. William S. Fly, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2001.
• United States Navy. "Following his honorable discharge from the United States Navy, William Fly dedicated himself to the citizens of Victoria and served in the Texas House of Representatives in the 50th, 51st, and 52nd Legislatures." A State of Remembrance 2001.
• William Stoner Fly. Relatives: George Washington Lafayette Fly - grandfather; William Stoner Fly - grandson. Ancestry.com .
• William Stoner Fly, death date 4/26/2000 in Victoria. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 .
• William Stoner Fly, birth date 3/15/1920, death date 4/26/2000, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County. Includes reprint of obituary from Victoria Advocate, 4/27/2000. Find a Grave .
• Memorial, September 2000, p. 818. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Navy, World War II, fighter pilot. Memorial, September 2000, p. 818. Texas Bar Journal .
• Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
• Obituary and photo, William Stoner Fly, 4/27/2000, p. 9. Victoria Advocate .
• 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 .
• United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Game and Fish  
• Insurance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Oil and Gas  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy  
• Texas Educational Standards Commission  
• Water and Conservation  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Game and Fish  
• Insurance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• State Tax Study Commission (Chair) 
• Water and Conservation  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Aeronautics  
• Banking  
• Commerce and Manufacturing  
• Congressional Districts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) 
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Insurance  
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special  
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Printing (Chair) 
• Representative Districts  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) 
• Game and Fisheries  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• State Affairs  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Judiciary (Chair) 
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Water Code  
• 50th R.S. - 1947
• Game and Fisheries  
• Livestock and Stock Raising  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Penitentiaries  
• Representation Before the Legislature  
• Rural Aid Equalization, Special Joint Legislative