John E. Massey | |
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Portrait photograph of Lt. Governor Massey
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15th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
In office January 1, 1886 – January 1, 1890 |
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Governor | Fitzhugh Lee |
Preceded by | John F. Lewis |
Succeeded by | James Hoge Tyler |
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Born | April 2, 1819 Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
Died | April 24, 1901 | (aged 82)
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Attorney, Baptist preacher |
Religion | Baptist |
John Edward "Parson" Massey (April 2, 1819 – April 24, 1901) was from Albemarle County, Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from January 1, 1886, until January 1, 1890.
A Baptist preacher, Massey considered himself the founder of the short-lived Readjusters.
He died, survived by his second wife, and was buried in Charlottesville's Oakhill cemetery. His autobiography appeared posthumously in 1909, edited by Elizabeth H. Hancock.