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S. E. Massengill Company

Defunct pharmaceutical manufacturer

S. E. Massengill Company was a pharmaceutical company founded in 1898 by Samuel Evans Massengill, who graduated from the University of Nashville Medical School but decided to manufacture drugs rather than practice medicine himself. By 1937, it employed more than two hundred people in Bristol, Tennessee, including six graduate pharmaceutical chemists.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • Industrypharmaceutical industry1

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S. E. Massengill Company was a pharmaceutical company founded in 1898 by Samuel Evans Massengill, who graduated from the University of Nashville Medical School but decided to manufacture drugs rather than practice medicine himself. By 1937, it employed more than two hundred people in Bristol, Tennessee, including six graduate pharmaceutical chemists.2

The story

Founded by Samuel Evans Massengill in 1890.1

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Timeline

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