James Porteous

James Porteous
Portrait of Porteous, c. 1900
Born1848 (1848)
Haddington, Scotland
Died1922 (aged 73–74)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Inventor
  • wainwright
Known forFresno scraper

James Porteous (1848 – 1922) was a Scottish-American inventor and wainwright, renowned for devising the Fresno scraper.

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