Samuel Chapman Massingale (August 2, 1870 – January 17, 1941) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

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Samuel Chapman Massingale
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 7th district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1941
Preceded by	James V. McClintic
Succeeded by	Victor Wickersham
Personal details
Born	August 2, 1870 (1870-08-02) Quitman, Mississippi
Died	January 17, 1941 (1941-01-18) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anna Canaday Massingale
Alma mater	University of Mississippi at Oxford
Profession	Attorney politician
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

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Born in Quitman, Mississippi, Massingale was the son of George M. and Martha McGowan Massingale, and attended the public schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he studied law.

Massingale moved to Fort 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 in Cordell, 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 a Democrat 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 in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1941 (age 70 years, 168 days). He is interred in Lawnview Cemetery, Cordell, Oklahoma.^[4]

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