Obituary: Saturday, January 25, 1919
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Dr. Ashley W. Fly, former mayor of Galveston, for forty-four years prominent in Galveston medical and political circles, died January 23rd at 4 o'clock AM at his residence, 2926 Avenue O, after a week's illness. The flag on the city hall was ordered placed at half-mast until the hour of the funeral on January 25th.
Dr. Fly was born Aug. 26, 1855, in Waters Valley, Miss. His father, A. B. Fly, was the Methodist minister at that place. Dr. Fly was graduated from the Louisville Medical College and came to Galveston in 1875 and began the practice of medicine.
He was appointed professor of anatomy at the old Texas Medical College, and occupied that chair when the university was reorganized in 1888. He was elected mayor of the city of Galveston in 1893 and held office until 1899. Prior to that time he held various offices of public trust in the city, serving for several terms as the president of the board of health and as chairman of the committee on public works. While holding the office of mayor he distinguished himself by the positive stand he took in connection with the labor troubles during his administration, having headed a committee of citizens in protecting the property of the Mallory Steamship Line on one occasion and of the Santa Fe Railroad against strikers at a later date.
He was appointed regent of the University of Texas by Governor Thomas Campbell and was reappointed by James E. Ferguson.
Dr. Fly was married to Miss Katie Wilson in 1880, who died in 1907. He was married to Miss Frances Brand on July 23, 1915. He is survived by his wife and one child, Ashley W. Fly, Jr., 2 years old.
The following acted as pallbearers at the funeral: Honorary Pallbearers – Dr. George H. Lee, Dr. H. O. Sappington, Dr. Will Fisher, Dr. Fred Fisher, Dr. Seth Morris, Dr. C. H. Wilkinson, Joseph Seinsheimer, and Frank James.
Active Pallbearers – Will Rodgers, John H. Hutchins, Charles Fowler, Sr., I. H. Kempner, John Neethe, Gus Amundson and Sam Miller.
**NOTE: Obituary information provided by FAG Member Rebecca Brubaker Freeman. Thank you Rebecca! Info was edited by memorial holder for content and current relevance.
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FLY, DR. ASHLEY W.
Dr. Ashley W. Fly, though one of the best-known members of his profession in the state of Texas, gained his greatest distinction in the world at large by his record as a public official in his fight against municipal corruption during the decade preceding the present commission form of government in Galveston.
He had practiced medicine in Galveston since 1876, had served in various offices connected with his profession and had gained the dis tinction of being an aggressive, fearless physician and citizen. In 1891 he began a two-year term as a member of the board of public works, and out of thirty-three meetings of the board missed only two. In 1893 he was nominated and elected mayor, being supported by the decent element of the people and entering office with a plurality of 1,239 votes. Galveston was controlled at that time by the ring, and the conflict between the mayor and corruption began at once. He vetoed in the interests of the city thirty-three measures passed in council during the following two years, and yet the ring was strong enough to pass these bills over his veto. Dr. Fly refused to sign the warrants or contracts, and on these cases being taken to the supreme courts, by having himself enjoined, he was sustained in all but two cases. One of his acts during this term indicates his public spirit and determination. He decided to have an examination of the city's books. The council refused an appropriation for that purpose, but he personally paid for the examination, and the investigation disclosed the worst details of the municipal corruption from which Galveston was then suffering.
In 1895 Dr. Fly was re-elected by a clear majority over all candidates of 1,104, and in 1897 was elected by a majority of 808. During these two terms a change had been made in the municipal government, the aldermen being elected at large instead of by wards. During these four years the Good Government Club of Galveston had nominated and elected eight (8) out of the twelve (12) aldermen. These gentlemen were in thorough accord with the measures and principles of. Dr. Fly and during this period the city was given an administration which proved valuable to all its citizens. However, the ring element was still fighting for control, and in 1899, when Dr. Ely was again a candidate, a thousand negro voters were imported and the first efficient mayor the city had had in many years was retired to private life. The next year, in the chaos following the storm, he proved one of the strongest leaders in the stricken city.
Dr. Fly was born in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, August 27, 1855, a son of Anderson, of Tennessee, and Margaret Jane (Giles) Fly, of North Carolina. He received a good literary education in private schools and at the age of sixteen took a special course in Latin under an Oxford graduate, Professor Smith, of Eureka, Mississippi. September 3, 1873, Dr. Fly entered Louisville Medical College for two courses of lectures, graduating in February, 1875. For his student work in anatomy, he took the college prize, and also the prize offered by Professor Kelley for work in surgical anatomy, these being won in competitive examination. He began the practice of medicine at Bryan, Texas, in 1875, and moved to Galveston in November, 1876. In 1878-79 he was house surgeon for the Galveston City Hospital; in 1883 was president of the Galveston board of health. On the reorganization of the faculty of the Texas Medical College and Hospital he was elected professor of anatomy and served six years. He has served on some of the important committees of the Texas State Medical Association, and his report as chairman of the section on surgery and anatomy appears in the transactions of 1888. He is an ex-president of the Galveston County Medical Society and a member of the American Medical Association. He has been visiting surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital for thirty years and is an honorary member of the visiting surgical staff. He is on the board of regents of the University of Texas. Though he has no specialty in his profession, he has had notable success in surgery, and has a large practice. Dr. Fly married, in March, 1878, Miss Kate R. Wilson. Mrs. Fly died January 22, 1905. Dr. Fly is a widower. (Historical Review of South-East Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men, Vol 2, by Dermot Hardy and Maj. Ingham S. Robert, by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1910
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Dr. Ashley W. Fly, former mayor of Galveston, for forty-four years prominent in Galveston medical and political circles, died January 23rd at 4 o'clock AM at his residence, 2926 Avenue O, after a week's illness. The flag on the city hall was ordered placed at half-mast until the hour of the funeral on January 25th.
Dr. Fly was born Aug. 26, 1855, in Waters Valley, Miss. His father, A. B. Fly, was the Methodist minister at that place. Dr. Fly was graduated from the Louisville Medical College and came to Galveston in 1875 and began the practice of medicine.
He was appointed professor of anatomy at the old Texas Medical College, and occupied that chair when the university was reorganized in 1888. He was elected mayor of the city of Galveston in 1893 and held office until 1899. Prior to that time he held various offices of public trust in the city, serving for several terms as the president of the board of health and as chairman of the committee on public works. While holding the office of mayor he distinguished himself by the positive stand he took in connection with the labor troubles during his administration, having headed a committee of citizens in protecting the property of the Mallory Steamship Line on one occasion and of the Santa Fe Railroad against strikers at a later date.
He was appointed regent of the University of Texas by Governor Thomas Campbell and was reappointed by James E. Ferguson.
Dr. Fly was married to Miss Katie Wilson in 1880, who died in 1907. He was married to Miss Frances Brand on July 23, 1915. He is survived by his wife and one child, Ashley W. Fly, Jr., 2 years old.
The following acted as pallbearers at the funeral: Honorary Pallbearers – Dr. George H. Lee, Dr. H. O. Sappington, Dr. Will Fisher, Dr. Fred Fisher, Dr. Seth Morris, Dr. C. H. Wilkinson, Joseph Seinsheimer, and Frank James.
Active Pallbearers – Will Rodgers, John H. Hutchins, Charles Fowler, Sr., I. H. Kempner, John Neethe, Gus Amundson and Sam Miller.
**NOTE: Obituary information provided by FAG Member Rebecca Brubaker Freeman. Thank you Rebecca! Info was edited by memorial holder for content and current relevance.
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FLY, DR. ASHLEY W.
Dr. Ashley W. Fly, though one of the best-known members of his profession in the state of Texas, gained his greatest distinction in the world at large by his record as a public official in his fight against municipal corruption during the decade preceding the present commission form of government in Galveston.
He had practiced medicine in Galveston since 1876, had served in various offices connected with his profession and had gained the dis tinction of being an aggressive, fearless physician and citizen. In 1891 he began a two-year term as a member of the board of public works, and out of thirty-three meetings of the board missed only two. In 1893 he was nominated and elected mayor, being supported by the decent element of the people and entering office with a plurality of 1,239 votes. Galveston was controlled at that time by the ring, and the conflict between the mayor and corruption began at once. He vetoed in the interests of the city thirty-three measures passed in council during the following two years, and yet the ring was strong enough to pass these bills over his veto. Dr. Fly refused to sign the warrants or contracts, and on these cases being taken to the supreme courts, by having himself enjoined, he was sustained in all but two cases. One of his acts during this term indicates his public spirit and determination. He decided to have an examination of the city's books. The council refused an appropriation for that purpose, but he personally paid for the examination, and the investigation disclosed the worst details of the municipal corruption from which Galveston was then suffering.
In 1895 Dr. Fly was re-elected by a clear majority over all candidates of 1,104, and in 1897 was elected by a majority of 808. During these two terms a change had been made in the municipal government, the aldermen being elected at large instead of by wards. During these four years the Good Government Club of Galveston had nominated and elected eight (8) out of the twelve (12) aldermen. These gentlemen were in thorough accord with the measures and principles of. Dr. Fly and during this period the city was given an administration which proved valuable to all its citizens. However, the ring element was still fighting for control, and in 1899, when Dr. Ely was again a candidate, a thousand negro voters were imported and the first efficient mayor the city had had in many years was retired to private life. The next year, in the chaos following the storm, he proved one of the strongest leaders in the stricken city.
Dr. Fly was born in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, August 27, 1855, a son of Anderson, of Tennessee, and Margaret Jane (Giles) Fly, of North Carolina. He received a good literary education in private schools and at the age of sixteen took a special course in Latin under an Oxford graduate, Professor Smith, of Eureka, Mississippi. September 3, 1873, Dr. Fly entered Louisville Medical College for two courses of lectures, graduating in February, 1875. For his student work in anatomy, he took the college prize, and also the prize offered by Professor Kelley for work in surgical anatomy, these being won in competitive examination. He began the practice of medicine at Bryan, Texas, in 1875, and moved to Galveston in November, 1876. In 1878-79 he was house surgeon for the Galveston City Hospital; in 1883 was president of the Galveston board of health. On the reorganization of the faculty of the Texas Medical College and Hospital he was elected professor of anatomy and served six years. He has served on some of the important committees of the Texas State Medical Association, and his report as chairman of the section on surgery and anatomy appears in the transactions of 1888. He is an ex-president of the Galveston County Medical Society and a member of the American Medical Association. He has been visiting surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital for thirty years and is an honorary member of the visiting surgical staff. He is on the board of regents of the University of Texas. Though he has no specialty in his profession, he has had notable success in surgery, and has a large practice. Dr. Fly married, in March, 1878, Miss Kate R. Wilson. Mrs. Fly died January 22, 1905. Dr. Fly is a widower. (Historical Review of South-East Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men, Vol 2, by Dermot Hardy and Maj. Ingham S. Robert, by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1910
Obituary: Saturday, January 25, 1919
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Dr. Ashley W. Fly, former mayor of Galveston, for forty-four years prominent in Galveston medical and political circles, died January 23rd at 4 o'clock AM at his residence, 2926 Avenue O, after a week's illness. The flag on the city hall was ordered placed at half-mast until the hour of the funeral on January 25th.
Dr. Fly was born Aug. 26, 1855, in Waters Valley, Miss. His father, A. B. Fly, was the Methodist minister at that place. Dr. Fly was graduated from the Louisville Medical College and came to Galveston in 1875 and began the practice of medicine.
He was appointed professor of anatomy at the old Texas Medical College, and occupied that chair when the university was reorganized in 1888. He was elected mayor of the city of Galveston in 1893 and held office until 1899. Prior to that time he held various offices of public trust in the city, serving for several terms as the president of the board of health and as chairman of the committee on public works. While holding the office of mayor he distinguished himself by the positive stand he took in connection with the labor troubles during his administration, having headed a committee of citizens in protecting the property of the Mallory Steamship Line on one occasion and of the Santa Fe Railroad against strikers at a later date.
He was appointed regent of the University of Texas by Governor Thomas Campbell and was reappointed by James E. Ferguson.
Dr. Fly was married to Miss Katie Wilson in 1880, who died in 1907. He was married to Miss Frances Brand on July 23, 1915. He is survived by his wife and one child, Ashley W. Fly, Jr., 2 years old.
The following acted as pallbearers at the funeral: Honorary Pallbearers – Dr. George H. Lee, Dr. H. O. Sappington, Dr. Will Fisher, Dr. Fred Fisher, Dr. Seth Morris, Dr. C. H. Wilkinson, Joseph Seinsheimer, and Frank James.
Active Pallbearers – Will Rodgers, John H. Hutchins, Charles Fowler, Sr., I. H. Kempner, John Neethe, Gus Amundson and Sam Miller.
**NOTE: Obituary information provided by FAG Member Rebecca Brubaker Freeman. Thank you Rebecca! Info was edited by memorial holder for content and current relevance.
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FLY, DR. ASHLEY W.
Dr. Ashley W. Fly, though one of the best-known members of his profession in the state of Texas, gained his greatest distinction in the world at large by his record as a public official in his fight against municipal corruption during the decade preceding the present commission form of government in Galveston.
He had practiced medicine in Galveston since 1876, had served in various offices connected with his profession and had gained the dis tinction of being an aggressive, fearless physician and citizen. In 1891 he began a two-year term as a member of the board of public works, and out of thirty-three meetings of the board missed only two. In 1893 he was nominated and elected mayor, being supported by the decent element of the people and entering office with a plurality of 1,239 votes. Galveston was controlled at that time by the ring, and the conflict between the mayor and corruption began at once. He vetoed in the interests of the city thirty-three measures passed in council during the following two years, and yet the ring was strong enough to pass these bills over his veto. Dr. Fly refused to sign the warrants or contracts, and on these cases being taken to the supreme courts, by having himself enjoined, he was sustained in all but two cases. One of his acts during this term indicates his public spirit and determination. He decided to have an examination of the city's books. The council refused an appropriation for that purpose, but he personally paid for the examination, and the investigation disclosed the worst details of the municipal corruption from which Galveston was then suffering.
In 1895 Dr. Fly was re-elected by a clear majority over all candidates of 1,104, and in 1897 was elected by a majority of 808. During these two terms a change had been made in the municipal government, the aldermen being elected at large instead of by wards. During these four years the Good Government Club of Galveston had nominated and elected eight (8) out of the twelve (12) aldermen. These gentlemen were in thorough accord with the measures and principles of. Dr. Fly and during this period the city was given an administration which proved valuable to all its citizens. However, the ring element was still fighting for control, and in 1899, when Dr. Ely was again a candidate, a thousand negro voters were imported and the first efficient mayor the city had had in many years was retired to private life. The next year, in the chaos following the storm, he proved one of the strongest leaders in the stricken city.
Dr. Fly was born in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, August 27, 1855, a son of Anderson, of Tennessee, and Margaret Jane (Giles) Fly, of North Carolina. He received a good literary education in private schools and at the age of sixteen took a special course in Latin under an Oxford graduate, Professor Smith, of Eureka, Mississippi. September 3, 1873, Dr. Fly entered Louisville Medical College for two courses of lectures, graduating in February, 1875. For his student work in anatomy, he took the college prize, and also the prize offered by Professor Kelley for work in surgical anatomy, these being won in competitive examination. He began the practice of medicine at Bryan, Texas, in 1875, and moved to Galveston in November, 1876. In 1878-79 he was house surgeon for the Galveston City Hospital; in 1883 was president of the Galveston board of health. On the reorganization of the faculty of the Texas Medical College and Hospital he was elected professor of anatomy and served six years. He has served on some of the important committees of the Texas State Medical Association, and his report as chairman of the section on surgery and anatomy appears in the transactions of 1888. He is an ex-president of the Galveston County Medical Society and a member of the American Medical Association. He has been visiting surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital for thirty years and is an honorary member of the visiting surgical staff. He is on the board of regents of the University of Texas. Though he has no specialty in his profession, he has had notable success in surgery, and has a large practice. Dr. Fly married, in March, 1878, Miss Kate R. Wilson. Mrs. Fly died January 22, 1905. Dr. Fly is a widower. (Historical Review of South-East Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men, Vol 2, by Dermot Hardy and Maj. Ingham S. Robert, by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1910
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Dr. Ashley W. Fly, former mayor of Galveston, for forty-four years prominent in Galveston medical and political circles, died January 23rd at 4 o'clock AM at his residence, 2926 Avenue O, after a week's illness. The flag on the city hall was ordered placed at half-mast until the hour of the funeral on January 25th.
Dr. Fly was born Aug. 26, 1855, in Waters Valley, Miss. His father, A. B. Fly, was the Methodist minister at that place. Dr. Fly was graduated from the Louisville Medical College and came to Galveston in 1875 and began the practice of medicine.
He was appointed professor of anatomy at the old Texas Medical College, and occupied that chair when the university was reorganized in 1888. He was elected mayor of the city of Galveston in 1893 and held office until 1899. Prior to that time he held various offices of public trust in the city, serving for several terms as the president of the board of health and as chairman of the committee on public works. While holding the office of mayor he distinguished himself by the positive stand he took in connection with the labor troubles during his administration, having headed a committee of citizens in protecting the property of the Mallory Steamship Line on one occasion and of the Santa Fe Railroad against strikers at a later date.
He was appointed regent of the University of Texas by Governor Thomas Campbell and was reappointed by James E. Ferguson.
Dr. Fly was married to Miss Katie Wilson in 1880, who died in 1907. He was married to Miss Frances Brand on July 23, 1915. He is survived by his wife and one child, Ashley W. Fly, Jr., 2 years old.
The following acted as pallbearers at the funeral: Honorary Pallbearers – Dr. George H. Lee, Dr. H. O. Sappington, Dr. Will Fisher, Dr. Fred Fisher, Dr. Seth Morris, Dr. C. H. Wilkinson, Joseph Seinsheimer, and Frank James.
Active Pallbearers – Will Rodgers, John H. Hutchins, Charles Fowler, Sr., I. H. Kempner, John Neethe, Gus Amundson and Sam Miller.
**NOTE: Obituary information provided by FAG Member Rebecca Brubaker Freeman. Thank you Rebecca! Info was edited by memorial holder for content and current relevance.
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FLY, DR. ASHLEY W.
Dr. Ashley W. Fly, though one of the best-known members of his profession in the state of Texas, gained his greatest distinction in the world at large by his record as a public official in his fight against municipal corruption during the decade preceding the present commission form of government in Galveston.
He had practiced medicine in Galveston since 1876, had served in various offices connected with his profession and had gained the dis tinction of being an aggressive, fearless physician and citizen. In 1891 he began a two-year term as a member of the board of public works, and out of thirty-three meetings of the board missed only two. In 1893 he was nominated and elected mayor, being supported by the decent element of the people and entering office with a plurality of 1,239 votes. Galveston was controlled at that time by the ring, and the conflict between the mayor and corruption began at once. He vetoed in the interests of the city thirty-three measures passed in council during the following two years, and yet the ring was strong enough to pass these bills over his veto. Dr. Fly refused to sign the warrants or contracts, and on these cases being taken to the supreme courts, by having himself enjoined, he was sustained in all but two cases. One of his acts during this term indicates his public spirit and determination. He decided to have an examination of the city's books. The council refused an appropriation for that purpose, but he personally paid for the examination, and the investigation disclosed the worst details of the municipal corruption from which Galveston was then suffering.
In 1895 Dr. Fly was re-elected by a clear majority over all candidates of 1,104, and in 1897 was elected by a majority of 808. During these two terms a change had been made in the municipal government, the aldermen being elected at large instead of by wards. During these four years the Good Government Club of Galveston had nominated and elected eight (8) out of the twelve (12) aldermen. These gentlemen were in thorough accord with the measures and principles of. Dr. Fly and during this period the city was given an administration which proved valuable to all its citizens. However, the ring element was still fighting for control, and in 1899, when Dr. Ely was again a candidate, a thousand negro voters were imported and the first efficient mayor the city had had in many years was retired to private life. The next year, in the chaos following the storm, he proved one of the strongest leaders in the stricken city.
Dr. Fly was born in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, August 27, 1855, a son of Anderson, of Tennessee, and Margaret Jane (Giles) Fly, of North Carolina. He received a good literary education in private schools and at the age of sixteen took a special course in Latin under an Oxford graduate, Professor Smith, of Eureka, Mississippi. September 3, 1873, Dr. Fly entered Louisville Medical College for two courses of lectures, graduating in February, 1875. For his student work in anatomy, he took the college prize, and also the prize offered by Professor Kelley for work in surgical anatomy, these being won in competitive examination. He began the practice of medicine at Bryan, Texas, in 1875, and moved to Galveston in November, 1876. In 1878-79 he was house surgeon for the Galveston City Hospital; in 1883 was president of the Galveston board of health. On the reorganization of the faculty of the Texas Medical College and Hospital he was elected professor of anatomy and served six years. He has served on some of the important committees of the Texas State Medical Association, and his report as chairman of the section on surgery and anatomy appears in the transactions of 1888. He is an ex-president of the Galveston County Medical Society and a member of the American Medical Association. He has been visiting surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital for thirty years and is an honorary member of the visiting surgical staff. He is on the board of regents of the University of Texas. Though he has no specialty in his profession, he has had notable success in surgery, and has a large practice. Dr. Fly married, in March, 1878, Miss Kate R. Wilson. Mrs. Fly died January 22, 1905. Dr. Fly is a widower. (Historical Review of South-East Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men, Vol 2, by Dermot Hardy and Maj. Ingham S. Robert, by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1910
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