George Percival Ridout (August 21, 1807 – June 28, 1873) was an English-born merchant and politician in Canada West.
George Ridout built a mansion in Dorset Street in Toronto that quickly became a landmark because of its spacious rooms and extensive out buildings.
After unsuccessfully being converted into a hotel the house fell into disrepair and became known as a bad place in Toronto.
[2] He was born in Bristol, the son of George Ridout and Mary Ann Wright, and came to Philadelphia with his parents in 1820.
With his brother Joseph Davis, Ridout was employed with English iron and hardware merchants Tarratt's.