James Reid Rust (1872–1945) was a businessman who served as both Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Aberdeen.
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.
[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.
[4] Rust & alexander also dealt in sculpted granite, supplying to all of Scotland.
[3] He was elected Lord Provost in 1929 and served until 1932 when he was succeeded by Sir Henry Alexander.