User:Sturrockpark/John Wilson Torrance

John Wilson Torrance was born at Quarter in 1876 and went to Quarter School. On leaving school he apprenticed as an electrician and started his own business some years later, which eventually led to his owning a bus company employing many local people. He was a benefactor donating an ambulance to the town in 1928 and the annual Dux Medal and prizes to his school and owned the Rover dealership in the town. He became a Baillie of Hamilton in 1932 and died in 1949 after years of good service to Hamilton.