ull ivan , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁and ▁to ▁Nev ada ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁pros pected ▁and ▁m ined , ▁and ▁later ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁El ko , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁M asse y ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁district ▁att orney ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Ren o , ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁George ▁S . ▁N ixon ▁by ▁Governor ▁Task er ▁O dd ie . ▁ ▁M asse y ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁N ixon ' s ▁term ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Key ▁Pitt man . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁M ines ▁and ▁M ining . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁res