About Willard Goldsmith Rouse
Lived 1867 – 1930 (aged 63). Willard Goldsmith Rouse was a businessperson.
Willard Goldsmith Rouse (April 14, 1867 – July 31, 1930) was an American attorney, businessman, and father of land developer James Rouse.
Youth, education, early career Rouse 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 in Maryland and his wife to heart failure, and lost his home on Brooklett's Avenue to bank foreclosure.
Personal life Rouse was the great-grandfather of actor Edward Norton.
Rouse's other son, Willard Rouse II, and grandson, Willard Rouse III, were also notable real estate developers.
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Who was Willard Goldsmith Rouse?
American lawyer and businessman
When was Willard Goldsmith Rouse born?
Willard Goldsmith Rouse was born on 14 April 1867 in Creswell.
When did Willard Goldsmith Rouse die?
Willard Goldsmith Rouse died on 31 July 1930 in MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.
What was Willard Goldsmith Rouse's occupation?
Willard Goldsmith Rouse was a businessperson.
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