| Office1: | 1st mayor of Wayzata, Minnesota |
| Termend1: | ? |
| Termstart1: | 1929 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Relations: | Sheldon Whitehouse (grandson) Tobias Mealey (grandfather) Charles S. Whitehouse (son-in-law) |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Williams College |
Rufus Randall Rand Jr. (May 25, 1892 – October 15, 1971)[1] was an American businessman, military officer and politician who served as the first mayor of Wayzata, Minnesota, beginning in 1929. He was the maternal grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse, a United States Senator from Rhode Island.[2]
Rand was born in Minneapolis to Rufus Rand Sr, founder of the Minneapolis Gas Light Company (Minnegasco; now owned by CenterPoint Energy) and Susan Mealey Rand. The family had built Rand House as a summer estate in 1884, 8 years before his birth.
His two grandfathers were State Senator Tobias Mealey and Mayor Arthur Rand, of Minneapolis.[3]
He attended Williams College, where he pursued an interest in aviation.[4] He served as an aviator during World War I, flying for Lafayette Escadrille.[5]
He was the President of the Minneapolis Gas Company. During the 1920s he entered politics and served as mayor of Wayzata and built Rand Tower, which is now a Marriot hotel.[6]
He also built the Rufus R. Rand House at Still Pond, a 25000 square foot, 63-room mansion, in 1931 for and sold it to Cargill in 1944.[7]