Denton Massey

The Reverend Denton Massey OBE
Member of Parliament for Greenwood
In office 14 October 1935 – 26 June 1949
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	John McMillin
Personal details
Born	(1900-06-20)June 20, 1900 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 25, 1984(1984-01-25) (aged 83) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Esther Jeralds ​ (m. 1922)​
Children	3, including Walter
Relatives	Massey family
Education	Yale University University of Toronto Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation	Engineer minister clergy
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1940–1946
Rank	Group captain
Battles/wars	World 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. 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.

External links

• "Masses to Massey". Time, December 28, 1931.
• Denton Massey – Parliament of Canada biography