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Samuel Chapman Massingale | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | James V. McClintic |
| Succeeded by | Victor Wickersham |
| Member of theOklahoma 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 aU.S. Representative fromOklahoma.
Born inQuitman, Mississippi, Massingale was the son of George M. and Martha McGowan Massingale, and attended the public schools and theUniversity of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law.
Massingale moved toFort 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 inCordell, 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 aDemocrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1935, until his death on January 17, 1941.[3]
Massingale died inWashington, D.C., January 17, 1941 (age 70 years, 168 days). He isinterred in Lawnview Cemetery,Cordell, Oklahoma.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's 7th congressional district 1935–1941 | Succeeded by |
