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Otis Massey

Otis Massey (May 26, 1891 – September 1968) was mayor of Houston, Texas from January 1943 to 1947.

Early life

Otis Massey was born on May 26, 1891 in Drexel, Missouri.[1]

Career

Massey was the first mayor of Houston to serve under the city manager form, rather than the city commission form of government.[2][unreliable source?] As mayor, he supported a proposal to sell 1331⁄2 acres of land to the M.D. Anderson Foundation in December 1943. This land would be developed into hospitals in the Houston Medical District.[3] He proclaimed May 22, 1946 to be National Maritime Day in Houston.[4]

Personal life

Massey was married to Mayme Kiser, they had two daughters, Dorothy and Marion.[5][unreliable source?]

References

  1. ^ "Protected Landmark Designation Report: Mayor Otis Massey House" (PDF). City of Houston, Archealogical & Historical Commission. May 27, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.houstonhistory.com/decades/timeline/5k1tl.htm 174 Years of Historic Houston
  3. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. ^ "Maritime Day Proclamations by Governors and Speeches by Senators and Members of Congress".
  5. ^ "Genealogy.com: Page, Massey, & Houston of Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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Preceded by Mayor of Houston, Texas
1943–1947 		Succeeded by


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