William A. Massingill

He also ran a general store, sawmill, and a wool shipping warehouse in Lakeview, Oregon, and was that town's postmaster for several years.

She was born in Illinois, but her family subsequently moved west and put down roots in California's Napa Valley.

[9] That same year, Massingill married Minnie Ellen Bernard on November 18 at her parents' home in Jacksonville, Oregon.

[13] In 1897, Massingill formed a partnership with Harry Bailey to operate a general store in downtown Lakeview.

That proved to be a good decision, when, two years later, a fire in an adjacent building was stopped by the store's fire-resistant structure.

During the session, the speaker appointed Massingill to a special settlement committee, chaired by the Oregon State Treasurer.

For example, Governor Theodore Geer appointed Massingill to the board of regents for the Ashland State Normal School (now Southern Oregon University).

[31] Two years later, Governor Geer extended his appointment to a full four-year term on the Ashland Normal School's board of regents.

During that convention, delegates considered him for the District 9 state senate seat representing Crook, Grant, Klamath, and Lake counties.

[37] During the early years of 1900, Massingill began taking extended vacations in San Diego, where his daughter lived.

Sometime around 1908, he made San Diego his primary residence, but still returned to Lakeview regularly to oversee his business interests there.

After the railroad arrived in 1912, Massingill and his long-time business partner Harry Bailey began operating a wool warehouse next to the tracks.

[16][43] In 1913, Massingill was still making regular trips between San Diego and Lakeview to oversee his various business interests.

That year, he represented the county at the state Republican convention in Portland, where he served on both the platform and resolutions committees.

[1] Massingill died of a heart attack on March 19, 1927, while attending a boxing match at the American Legion hall in Lakeview, Oregon.

The fire-resistant structure built by Massingill and his partner in 1900 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.