Individual Details

Rear Admiral Harry Harwood ROUSSEAU

(19 Apr 1870 - 24 Jul 1930)

Events

Birth19 Apr 1870Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Graduated1891Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute - Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
OccupationAft 1891civil engineer
Military1898Navy's Corp of civil engineers and was a lieutenant
Miscellaneous1904appointed by Pres Roosevelt as a member of the 7 man Panama Canal Commission.
Miscellaneous1904Panama
MilitaryJan 1907Washington
Marriage1908Gladys Fargo SQUIERS
Military1918Admiral in charge of the Divison of Shipyard Plants for the navy
Military1924became the director of the Panama railroad - Panama
Death24 Jul 1930en route to the Panama Canal Zone suffered a heart attack on board the USS Cristobal - at sea
BurialAft 24 Jul 1930at Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Families

SpouseGladys Fargo SQUIERS (1882 - 1974)
ChildHenry Harwood ROUSSEAU (1909 - 1972)
ChildWlliam Parker "Bill" ROUSSEAU (1914 - 1972)
ChildJohn Bard ROUSSEAU (1917 - 1971)