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Hugh Victor McKay

Australian inventor and industrialist

Died when: 60 years 273 days (729 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Hugh Victor McKay

Hugh Victor McKay CBE (21 August 1865 – 21 May 1926) was an Australian industrialist who was known for heading the company that developed the Sunshine Harvester, arguably the first commercially viable combine harvester.

He subsequently established the Sunshine Harvester Works, which became one of Australia's largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment.


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