Otis Massey

Otis Massey (May 26, 1891 – September 1968) was mayor of Houston, Texas from January 1943 to 1946. He was married to Mayme Kiser, they had two daughters, Dorothy and Marion.[1] Massey was the first mayor of Houston to serve under the city manager form, rather than the city commission form of government.[2] As mayor, he supported a proposal to sell 133​1⁄2 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]

Preceded by
Neal Pickett		 Mayor of Houston, Texas
1943–1946		 Succeeded by
Oscar F. Holcombe

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 174 Years of Historic Houston
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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