Willard Goldsmith Rouse
| Willard Goldsmith Rouse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 April 1867 Creswell, Maryland[1] |
| Died |
1930 Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore |
| Cause of death | Cancer of the bladder |
| Residence | Easton, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Agnes Robinson[2] |
| Children | John Goldsmith Rouse, Anna Stump Rouse, Mary Day, Dia (Lydia), Margret, Willard "Bill", James |
Willard Goldsmith Rouse (April 14, 1867 – 1930), was a Maryland States Attorney, businessman, and father of land developer James Rouse.
Youth, education, early career
Rouse was born in Creswell, Maryland, the son of Harriet Bayliss (Hanway) and John Goldsmith Rouse.[3] He was a lawyer trained at Johns Hopkins University who once ran as the state's attorney for Harford County. 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.[4]
Personal life
Rouse is the great grandfather of actor Edward Norton.[5]
Rouse's son, Willard Rouse II, and grandson, Willard Rouse III, were/are also notable real estate developers.
References
- ↑ Marx, Paul (2008). Jim Rouse: Capitalist/idealist. University Press of America. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ Robert J. Terry (August 20, 2004). "James Rouse: A Timeline". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ "Willard Goldsmith Rouse". Find a Grave. July 31, 1930. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ "James W. Rouse, 81, dies". The New York Times. April 10, 1996. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ Kelly, Jacques (November 10, 2010). "Elizabeth 'Libby' Rouse dies at 96". The Baltimore Sun.
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