Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Madden Fly

Full Name: William Madden Fly
Birth date: December 26, 1857
Death date: June 26, 1944

Terms of Service

House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
9/13/1926 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 37th Legislature
1/11/1921 - 1/9/1923
Democrat
House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

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

Photographs

Photograph. W.M. Fly, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Fly, State Preservation Board

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 .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
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 .