James Farrand Ruttan (March 10, 1850 – January 21, 1904) was a real estate agent and politician in Ontario. He was mayor of Port Arthur from 1891 to 1892.[1]
He was born in Cobourg,[1] the son of Henry Jones Ruttan, who was the son of Henry Ruttan, and Margaret Pringle.[2] Ruttan began work with the Post Office in Ottawa, later becoming involved in railway construction. In 1882, he opened a real estate office in Port Arthur, settling there the following year. Ruttan became real estate agent for the McVicar family, a large land-holder in the area. This brought him into conflict with the Canadian Pacific Railway, who required land to build a railway station. Rutton served on the town council in 1884, 1888 and 1889. From 1889 to 1903, he was Crown Lands agent for the Thunder Bay District.[1]
Ruttan died of pneumonia in Port Arthur at the age of 53. Farrand Street and Ruttan Street in Thunder Bay were named in his honour.[1]
His brother Henry Norlande served as Winnipeg's first city engineer.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Mayor James Farrand Ruttan". City of Thunder Bay. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ a b The genealogy of Jacob Farrand Pringle and his wife Isabella Fraser Pringle. [Cornwall. 1892. p. 90.
- ^ Dyck, David R. "Ruttan, Henry Norlande". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 30 April 2011.