JUDGE OWEN T. ROUSE History of Arizona, 1896 The judge began life in the town of Florence, Boone County, Kentucky and when he was still a child his parents moved to Monroe County, Missouri, where he grew to manhood. After receiving a good education he decided that the profession of law should be his chosen calling and in early manhood entered the office of an able lawyer, where he read for two years, and was then admitted to the bar. In order to become more familiar with the law, he attended the law college at Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from that institution with honors.Aftre this eventful episode he located in Moberly, Missouri in 1875 and there engaged in the practice of law for ten years, becoming one of the leading attorneys of that part of the State. In 1885 he was appointed by President Cleveland United States Attorney for Arizona and after coming to this Territory was an incumbent of that position until 1889, when he resigned. At the time of his resignation he had been continuously in office for twelve years, having been repeatedly elected to various positions of trust. In 1880 he was elected State Senator of Missouri and held that position for four years, his district being composed at first of Howard, Randolph and Monroe counties and afterwards of Randolph, Macon, Adair and Schuyler counties. His district was one of the most populous and wealthy in the State. He declined to make an effort for re-nomination for State Senator and became a candidate for Attorney General of that state but was beaten in the convention for the nomination. During the time he was U.S. Attorney he resided in Tucson and when he resigned said office he entered upon the practice of his profession in that city and at once secured a fair share of the legal business and took rank as one of the ablest attorneys of the Territory. In April 1893, President Cleveland appointed him a member of the Supreme Court and as such he became judge of the District Court of the Second Judicial District and as such he now resides at Solomonville, Graham County, where he holds the U.S. courts in his district. Judge Rouse married Miss Louisa Moseley, a native of Monroe County, Missouri. They have only one child living, a son. He was born August 14, 1877 and graduated from the University before he was eighteen years old. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. submitted by burns@asu.edu