Zachary D. Massey
Encyclopedia
Zachary David Massey was an American
politician that represented the 1st congressional district
of Tennessee
in the United States House of Representatives
.
, North Carolina
. He attended the public schools and taught in the public schools of Marshall from 1882 to 1886. He studied medicine in the Louisville (Kentucky) Medical College
and commenced the practice of his profession in Wears Valley, Tennessee
in 1889.
He moved to Sevierville, Tennessee
in Sevier County
in 1890. During the Spanish-American War
, he served as an assistant surgeon. He was the postmaster
of Sevierville from 1899 to 1904. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate
from 1904 to 1906. He was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter P. Brownlow
. He served from November 8, 1910 to March 3, 1911, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed the practice of medicine and also engaged in the real estate business. He died in Sevierville, Tennessee on July 13, 1923. He was interred
in Shiloh Cemetery.
United States
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politician that represented the 1st congressional district
Tennessee's 1st congressional district
The Tennessee 1st Congressional District is the congressional district of northeast Tennessee, including all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson County and Sevier County...
of Tennessee
Tennessee
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in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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.
Biography
He was born on November 14, 1864 in MarshallMarshall, North Carolina
Marshall is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Madison County.Marshall is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Marshall is located at ....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. He attended the public schools and taught in the public schools of Marshall from 1882 to 1886. He studied medicine in the Louisville (Kentucky) Medical College
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
and commenced the practice of his profession in Wears Valley, Tennessee
Wears Valley, Tennessee
Wears Valley is an unincorporated area in Sevier County, Tennessee, treated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census county division. As of the 2000 Census, the population of Wears Valley was 6,486....
in 1889.
He moved to Sevierville, Tennessee
Sevierville, Tennessee
Sevierville is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 11,757 at the 2000 United States Census; in 2004 the estimated population was 14,101. Sevierville is the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee....
in Sevier County
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County is a county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. The...
in 1890. During the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, he served as an assistant surgeon. He was the postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Sevierville from 1899 to 1904. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
from 1904 to 1906. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter P. Brownlow
Walter P. Brownlow
Walter P. Brownlow served Tennessee's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 until 1910. Amazingly, a century after his service, the legacy established by Brownlow's Congressional work remains important in the First District...
. He served from November 8, 1910 to March 3, 1911, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He resumed the practice of medicine and also engaged in the real estate business. He died in Sevierville, Tennessee on July 13, 1923. He was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
in Shiloh Cemetery.