Willard Goldsmith Rouse (April 14, 1867 – July 31, 1930) was an American attorney, businessman, and father of land developer James Rouse.
Willard Goldsmith Rouse | |
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| Born | April 14, 1867 Creswell, Maryland,[1] U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1930 (age 63) Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University |
| Spouse | Lydia Agnes Robinson[2] |
| Children | 7, including Willard and James |
| Relatives | Willard Rouse (grandson), Edward Norton (great-grandson) |
Youth, education, early career
editRouse was born in Creswell, Maryland, the son of Harriet Bayliss (née Hanway) and John Goldsmith Rouse. He was a lawyer trained at Johns Hopkins University who once ran as the state's attorney for Harford County, Maryland. When he lost, the Rouse family moved from Bel Air, Maryland to Easton, Maryland. Rouse died due to cancer of the bladder and his wife to heart failure, and lost his home on Brooklett's Avenue to bank foreclosure.[3]
Personal life
editRouse was the great-grandfather of actor Edward Norton.[4]
Rouse's other son, Willard Rouse II, and grandson, Willard Rouse III, were also notable real estate developers.
References
edit- ^ Marx, Paul (2008). Jim Rouse: Capitalist/idealist. University Press of America. p. 15. ISBN 9780761839446. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ Robert J. Terry (August 20, 2004). "James Rouse: A Timeline". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ Goldberger, Paul (April 10, 1996). "James W. Rouse, 81, Dies; Socially Conscious Developer Built New Towns and Malls". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques (November 10, 2010). "Elizabeth 'Libby' Rouse dies at 96". The Baltimore Sun.