Date
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1842
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Running
as
a
Democrat, Massey was elected to the Missouri State Senate; 12th.
General Assembly.
|
1844
|
Massey
was
re-elected
State Senator to the 13th. General Assembly.
|
1845
|
Massey
was
elected
a Member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention.
|
1846
|
Massey
was
elected
Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives.
|
c.1850
|
Massey
sought
the
post of Secretary of State of Missouri, then an appointive
office, but lost out.
|
1854
|
Massey
ran
for
the Missouri State Senate, but was defeated.
|
1856
|
Massey
ran
as
a Democrat for the office of Missouri Secretary of State; was
elected to a four-year term.
|
1860
|
Massey
was
present
at the Missouri State Convention.
|
1860
|
Massey,
for
the
second time, ran as a Democrat for the office of Secretary of
State; was elected for a second four-year term.
|
1861
|
As
a
member
of the Rebel Missouri State administration, Massey was ousted
from office by Union troops; serving only about two years of his
elected four-year term.
|
1861-1862
|
As
a
member
of Missouri's "Government-in-Exile" he continued to function
as Secretary of State.
|
1870
|
Massey
ran
as
a Democrat for the office of Missouri Secretary of State, but it
was felt that it was too soon to endorse an ex-Rebel, and he was
defeated.
|
1874
|
Massey
ran
for
the four-year term of office of Circuit Court clerk, but he was
defeated.
|
1875
|
Massey
ran
for
the Missouri State Constitutional Convention, and was elected.
|
1876
|
Massey
served
as
a Member of the Constitutional Convention; helped to frame
the present Missouri State Constitution.
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