Lisburn City boasts many famous past residents with worldwide connections. For example, Harry Ferguson the noted engineer and inventor of the Ferguson Tractor, Sir Hamilton Harty the organist and composer, John Ballance who became New Zealand Prime Minister, Alexander T Stewart founder of the Garden City in New York, Sir Richard Wallace, 19th Century Landlord of Lisburn who is widely remembered for his fabulous Wallace Collection and Fountains and Sir John Lavery the famous Victorian artist.