McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Torrance, J. Fraser (John Fraser), 1852-1908
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1852-1908
History
John Fraser Torrance was born on October 29, 1852, in Montreal, Quebec.
He was a mining engineer. He graduated from McGill University (B.A., 1872; B.Sc. in Mining and Assaying, 1873). He was a member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Mining Engineers. In 1889, Torrance became a corporate member and one of the directors of the Dominion Safety Boiler Company Ltd. He published several papers, e.g., "Notes on Gold and Silver Mining in the Province of Quebec" (1887?) and "Plumbago and Some of Its Uses" (1892?).
In 1888, he married Elizabeth May Jack (1860-1940). He died on April 6, 1908, in Montreal, Quebec.