Trivia
- William Massey's widow, Christina, was awarded the GBE in 1926, one year after the death of her husband.
- William Massey was New Zealand's second longest-serving Prime Minister, after Richard Seddon. (See List of New Zealand Prime Ministers by term)
- Two of William and Christina Massey's sons became Reform MPs: John Norman Massey (1885–1964) who represented his father's Franklin electorate from 1928 to 1935 and from 1938 to 1957 (for National); and Walter William Massey (1882–1959) who represented the Hauraki electorate from 1931 to 1935.
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