Otis Massey (May 26, 1891 – September 1968) was mayor of Houston, Texas from January 1943 to 1947.
Otis Massey was born on May 26, 1891 in Drexel, Missouri. [1]
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]
Massey was married to Mayme Kiser, they had two daughters, Dorothy and Marion. [5][ unreliable source?]