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| honorific-prefix = The Rev.
| honorific-prefix = [[The Reverend]]
| name = Denton Massey
| name = Denton Massey
| honorific-suffix =
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBE|size=100%}}
| image =
| image =
| imagesize =
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| constituency_MP = [[Greenwood (Ontario federal electoral district)|Greenwood]]
| riding = [[Greenwood (Ontario federal electoral district)|Greenwood]]
| parliament = Canadian
| parliament = Canadian
| predecessor = Riding established
| term_start = 14 October 1935
| term_end = 26 June 1949
| predecessor = ''Riding created''
| successor = [[John Ernest McMillin|John McMillin]]
| successor = [[John Ernest McMillin|John McMillin]]
| term_start = October 14, 1935
| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|06|20|dm=y}}
| term_end = June 26, 1949
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|06|20}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|01|25|1900|06|20 |dm=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| death_place = [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], Ontario, Canada
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| party = [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservative]]<br/>[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|01|25|1900|06|20}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Engineer|minister|clergy}}
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| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Esther Jeralds|1922}}
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| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
| children = 3, including [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter]]
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| occupation = Engineer, minister
| spouse =
| relatives = [[Massey family]]
| education = {{plainlist|
| children = Elizabeth Massey Breithaupt (1923-2013)<br />[[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Edward Hart Massey]] (1928-2014)<br />Marilyn Massey Mackay-Smith (Gamecock photography, Woodluck Jack Russell Terrier) (1926-2019)
* [[Yale University]]
* [[University of Toronto]]
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
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'''Denton Massey''' (June 20, 1900 &ndash; January 25, 1984) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] engineer, [[Anglican Church of Canada|Anglican]] priest and politician.
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| allegiance = [[Canada]]
| branch = [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]
| serviceyears = 1940–1946
| rank = [[Group captain#Canada|Group captain]]
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| battles = [[World War II]]
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'''Denton Massey''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OBE}} (20 June 1900 &ndash; 25 January 1984) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] engineer, [[Anglican Church of Canada|Anglican]] priest and politician.


Born in [[Toronto]], Ontario, son of [[Walter Edward Massey]] (and Susan Marie Denton Massey) and the grandson of the founder of the Massey agricultural manufacturing company, [[Hart Massey]], he attended [[St. Andrew's College (Ontario)|St. Andrew's College]] in [[Aurora, Ontario]], and the University of Toronto, where he became a member of the [[Kappa Alpha Society]], before attending the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] where he received a degree in engineering in 1922.
Born in [[Toronto]], Ontario, son of Walter Edward Massey and Susan Marie Denton Massey and the grandson of the founder of the Massey agricultural manufacturing company, [[Hart Massey]], he attended [[St. Andrew's College (Ontario)|St. Andrew's College]] in [[Aurora, Ontario]], and the University of Toronto, where he became a member of the [[Kappa Alpha Society]], before attending the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] where he received a degree in engineering in 1922.


Massey was the founder of the ''York Bible Class'' which attracted thousands of young people and began broadcasting on the fledgling Toronto radio station [[CFRB]] in March 1927.<ref name=cfrb>{{cite web|url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-city-of-toronto/cfrb-am/|title=CFRB-AM|website=Canadian Communications Foundation – Fondation Des Communications Canadiennes |publisher=Broadcasting-history.ca|access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref> His religious programs were broadcast on Toronto radio stations both before and after World War II.
Massey was the founder of the ''York Bible Class'' which attracted thousands of young people and began broadcasting on the fledgling Toronto radio station [[CFRB]] in March 1927.<ref name=cfrb>{{cite web|url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-city-of-toronto/cfrb-am/|title=CFRB-AM|website=Canadian Communications Foundation – Fondation Des Communications Canadiennes |publisher=Broadcasting-history.ca|access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref> His religious programs were broadcast on Toronto radio stations both before and after World War II.

Latest revision as of 17:47, 28 April 2024

The Reverend
Denton Massey
OBE
Member of Parliament
for Greenwood
In office
14 October 1935 – 26 June 1949
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byJohn McMillin
Personal details
Born(1900-06-20)June 20, 1900
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 25, 1984(1984-01-25) (aged 83)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Progressive Conservative
Spouse
Esther Jeralds
​
(m. 1922)​
Children3, including Walter
RelativesMassey family
Education
Occupation
  • Engineer
  • minister
  • clergy
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceRoyal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1940–1946
RankGroup captain
Battles/warsWorld War II

Denton Massey OBE (20 June 1900 – 25 January 1984) was a Canadian engineer, Anglican priest and politician.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, son of Walter Edward Massey and Susan Marie Denton Massey and the grandson of the founder of the Massey agricultural manufacturing company, Hart Massey, he attended St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario, and the University of Toronto, where he became a member of the Kappa Alpha Society, before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a degree in engineering in 1922.

Massey was the founder of the York Bible Class which attracted thousands of young people and began broadcasting on the fledgling Toronto radio station CFRB in March 1927.[1] His religious programs were broadcast on Toronto radio stations both before and after World War II.

He served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative MP for the Toronto riding of Greenwood from 1935 to 1949 and was, in 1938, an unsuccessful candidate at the Conservative leadership convention.

Massey joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 and reached the rank of group captain. He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire for his efforts during the war in 1946.

After leaving politics, Massey became a priest. He served at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Point Edward, Ontario, from 1960 to 1963 and the Church of the Holy Saviour in Waterloo, Ontario, from 1963 to 1970.

Massey was a cousin of Canadian Governor General Vincent Massey and actor Raymond Massey. He was also a cousin of Canadian philosopher George Grant and 21st-century Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff. His son was actor Walter Massey.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CFRB-AM". Canadian Communications Foundation – Fondation Des Communications Canadiennes. Broadcasting-history.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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