Otis Massey (May 26, 1891 – September 1968) was mayor of Houston, Texas from January 1943 to 1947.
Early life
editOtis Massey was born on May 26, 1891 in Drexel, Missouri.[1]
Career
editMassey 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
editMassey was married to Mayme Kiser, they had two daughters, Dorothy and Marion.[5][unreliable source?]
References
edit- ^ "Protected Landmark Designation Report: Mayor Otis Massey House" (PDF). City of Houston, Archealogical & Historical Commission. May 27, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ http://www.houstonhistory.com/decades/timeline/5k1tl.htm 174 Years of Historic Houston
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Maritime Day Proclamations by Governors and Speeches by Senators and Members of Congress".
- ^ "Genealogy.com: Page, Massey, & Houston of Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
Further reading
edit- Fox, Stephen. "Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park". George E. Kessler. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- Guillen, Darla (November 22, 2017). "Father-daughter company restores former Houston mayor Otis Massey's Riverside Home". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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