Massie was elected in a by-election called when Peter Gow, the sitting Liberal MPP resigned to accept the Shrievalty of Wellington (i.e. he became the County Sheriff).
As had been the case with his predecessor, the Conservative Party chose not to run a candidate against Massie and he was acclaimed.
He served for only one year and his Legislative Service included membership on as many as four Standing Committees, simultaneously.
[3] In 1885, the provincial government appointed a royal commission investigating charges of “cruelty, partiality and mismanagement” against Massie, in his capacity as the warden of Central Prison.
[8] On July 21, 1891, he was elected as one of the founding Directors of the Children's Aid Society and Fresh Air Fund, in Toronto.