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Massey Ferguson Limited was a historically important Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturer.The firm was founded in 1847 in Newcastle, Ontario by Daniel Massey as the Newcastle Foundry and Machine Manufactory. The company began making some of the world's first mechanical thresher s, first by assembling parts from the United States and eventually designing and building their own equipment. The firm was taken over and expanded by his son Hart Massey who renamed it the Massey Manufacturing Co. and in 1879 moved the company to Toronto where it soon became one of the cities leading employers. The massive collections of factories on King St. W. became one of the best known features of the city. Massey expanded the company and began to sell its products internationally. Through extensive advertising campaigns he made it one of the most well known brands in Canada. The firm owed much of its success to Canadian tariffs that prevented the larger American firms from competing in Canada. A labour shortage throughout the country also made the firms mechanized equipment very attractive.
In 1891 it merged with the A. Harris, Son & Co. Ltd. to become Massey-Harris Co. and became the largest agricultural equipment maker in the British Empire. In 1910 the company opened a factory in the United States, making it one of Canada's first multinational firms. In the 1930s it introduced the first self propelled combine harvester. Hart Massey's sons Charles , Chester , Walter , and Fred became closely involved in the business and eventually took over its operations. They were the last generation of Massey's to run the company however. Other members of the family went on to do other things Vincent Massey became Governoer General and Raymond MasseyRaymond Hart Massey ( August 30, 1896 July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of Hart Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto a became a noted actor. The Massey family used their fortune to improve the city of Toronto and many institutions such as the University of TorontoMotto Velut arbor aevo ("As a tree with the passage of time") Established 1827 School type Public President Frank Iacobucci (interim) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 63,109 (48,863 at St. George Campus, 6,834 at UTSC, 7,412 at UTM) Faculty 2,, Appleby CollegeAppleby College Image (school seal or photo) Headmaster Guy McLean School type Private Boarding Co-Ed Religious affiliation Anglican Founded 1911 Location Oakville, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 600 Campus Surroundings Large Private Campus Mascot Whippet Sch and Massey HallMassey Hall was built in 1894 by architect Sidney Badgley and financed by Hart Massey of the Massey-Harris (later Massey Ferguson and Varity Corporation). It currently used for a variety of events and linked it the Roy Thomson Hall. were financed partially with Massey-Ferguson money.
In 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl it merged with the Ferguson Company to become, Massey-Harris-Fergusson, before finally taking on its current name in 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat. The company began to decline, however. Facing increasing international competition and an agricultural sector diminishing in importance the firm began to struggle. In the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends it came under the control of Conrad BlackConrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born August 25, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian-born British biographer, financier and newspaper magnate. He is the latest in a series of Canadian-born British press lords--his predecessors were Ma who gutted the company and its once vast complex in Toronto was demolished. In 1981 Black arranged a government bail-out for the collapsing company and sold it to a group of investors who reorganized it as Variety Corporation. In 1994 Variety was sold to the American AGCO Corporation who continue to use Massey-Ferguson as a product line.
