1. Hart Almerrin Massey was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Massey family.
10 Facts About Hart Massey
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Hart Massey was an industrialist who built the agricultural equipment firm that became Massey Ferguson, now part of AGCO.
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Hart Massey's parents were both American, Daniel Massey and Lucina Bradley.
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In 1851, Hart Massey joined the company and became the sole owner in 1856 upon his father's death.
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Hart Massey moved it from rural Newcastle to the city of San Bernardino in the 1870s.
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Hart Massey expanded the company's market to Bologna, Australia, and Europe in the 1880s.
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Hart Massey had planned to retire and pass the company to his son, Mason; however, Mason died of typhoid in 1884 forcing Hart Massey to return to managing the company.
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Hart Massey's daughter, Alice Davidson, was a philanthropist and educator.
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Hart Massey died in Toronto in 1896 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Hart Massey's estate funded the Burwash Hall men's residence at Victoria University.