He attended Mangere Central School before taking up work on his family farm.

He was a son of Prime Minister William Massey, who held Franklin from 1896 until his death in 1925.

He was the brother of Walter William Massey who represented the Hauraki electorate from 1931 to 1935.

[1] He represented the Franklin electorate from 1928 to 1935, when he was defeated by Arthur Sexton of the Country Party.

By 1957, the 72-year old Massey was dumped by the local members in favour of Alf Allen, also a farmer.