James Reid Rust
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James Reid Rust (1872–1945) was a businessman who served as both Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Aberdeen.
Life[edit]
He was born on 28 April 1872 the son of George Rust (1835-1891) and his wife Margaret Philip in 1881 he was living in the parish of the Kirk of St Nicholas in central Aberdeen.[1]
In 1891 they were living 16 Craigie Street in Aberdeen.[2]
He was apprenticed to Charles McDonald, granite merchant and owner of Froghall Granite Works at Gerrard Street[3] and Rust later rose to be Director of that company. Around 1900 he set up his own granite company: "Rust & Alexander" also known as the "Caledonian Granite Works" at Holland Street in Aberdeen. He was then living at 9 Mount street in Aberdeen.[4] Rust & alexander also dealt in sculpted granite, supplying to all of Scotland.[5]
In 1921 his former firm of the Froghall Granite Works was amalgamated and absorbed into the Caledonian Granite Works, creating a virtual monopoly on granite in the area, especially for building purposes.[3]
He was elected Lord Provost in 1929 and served until 1932 when he was succeeded by Sir Henry Alexander.[6]
In 1933 he was elected Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen.
He died at home, 17 Hamilton Place in Aberdeen, on 12 August 1945 and is buried in Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen.[7]
Family[edit]
He was married to Grace Elizabeth Gorrod (1872-1963). They had two daughters and a son.
Artistic recognition[edit]
He was portrayed by Herbert James Gunn.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 1881 census
- ^ 1891 census
- ^ a b "Works – Charles Mcdonald Limited – People/Institutions – eMuseum". emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk.
- ^ Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1910
- ^ "Rust & Alexander - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk.
- ^ a b "Lord Provost James R. Rust, Lld (1929-1932)". emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk.
- ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal 13 August 1945