He named it Tantallon because he said the location reminded him of Tantallon Castle in Scotland.
James Bond | James Joyce | James Brown | James Cook | Douglas MacArthur | James Stewart | James II of England | James Garner | James | James Cameron | James Taylor | James Madison | James May | Douglas | Douglas DC-3 | Henry James | Douglas Adams | James Cagney | James II | James Caan | James Earl Jones | LeBron James | James Monroe | James Franco | Michael Douglas | James I | William James | James Wyatt | James, son of Zebedee | James Dean |
The community was founded in 1904 and takes its name from a homestead (which was named "Tantallon" by Scottish Canadian James Moffat Douglas (former Canadian MP and Senator)), who said this part of the Qu'Appelle Valley reminded him of Tantallon Castle in Scotland.