H. & J. Ryan

H. & J. Ryan
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Railway construction
  • Canal construction
  • Bridge construction
Founded1855 (1855) in Perth, Ontario
FounderHugh Ryan
Defunct1899 (1899)
Key people

H. & J. Ryan (est.1855) was a prominent Canadian railway firm founded in Perth, Ontario, by industrialist Hugh Ryan (1832–1899) and his younger brother John Ryan. The firm operated for over forty years and developed large sections of the Intercolonial Railway; the Canadian Pacific Railway; the Brockville and Ottawa Railway; the Red River Valley Railway; the Pembina St. Boniface line; as well as contracts in Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois.