Harry Ferguson

For the Scottish footballer, see Harry Ferguson (footballer). For other people, see Henry Ferguson (disambiguation) and Harold Ferguson (disambiguation).

Harry Ferguson
close-up of the statue of Harry Ferguson
The 2008 sculpture of Harry Ferguson at Dromara
Born
Henry George Ferguson

(1884-11-04)4 November 1884
County Down, Ireland
Died25 October 1960(1960-10-25) (aged 75)
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Known forInventor of modern tractor
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering

Henry George Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99.

Today his name lives on in the name of the Massey Ferguson company.