Sam C. Massingale

Samuel Chapman Massingale
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 7th district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1941
Preceded by	James V. McClintic
Succeeded by	Victor Wickersham
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 12th district
In office 1903–1905
Preceded by	A. G. Updegraff
Succeeded by	B. N. Woodson
Personal details
Born	August 2, 1870 (1870-08-02) Quitman, Mississippi, United States
Died	January 17, 1941 (1941-01-18) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anna Canaday Massingale
Alma mater	University of Mississippi at Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company D, Second Texas Infantry
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Samuel Chapman Massingale (August 2, 1870 – January 17, 1941) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Biography

Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale was the son of George M. and Martha McGowan Massingale, and attended the public schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law.

Career

Massingale moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1887 and was employed for a short time as a section hand while he continued to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Cordell, Oklahoma, in 1900.^[1]

During the Spanish–American War, Massingale served as a private in Company D, Second Texas Infantry. He served as a member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council in 1902. The following year he married Anna Canaday, and they had four children. He ran unsuccessfully for the Sixtieth Congress in 1906.^[2]

Massingale was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1935, until his death on January 17, 1941.^[3]

Death

Massingale died in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1941 (age 70 years, 168 days). He is interred in Lawnview Cemetery, Cordell, Oklahoma.^[4]

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

1. "Sam C. Massingale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2. "Sam C. Massingale". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
3. "Sam C. Massingale". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
4. "Sam C. Massingale". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Sam C. Massingale (id: M000231)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Sam C. Massingale at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James V. McClintic	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 7th congressional district 1935–1941	Succeeded by Victor Wickersham