Kemper freeman biography of william
Kemper Freeman was born Frederick Kemper Freeman Jr. (born October 23, ) [1] is the active chairman and CEO of Kemper Development Company, [2] which built and operates Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, and Lincoln Square, all located in Bellevue, Washington.
Biography. William Russell Freeman,
The Freeman family’s stake in Bellevue dates back to , when Miller Freeman, Kemper Jr.’s grandfather, moved to Seattle with little more than $3 and a bicycle. Miller Freeman, who had become estranged from his father, a Yakima newspaperman, built a small chain of niche business publications.Biography. William Harrison Kemper, son A fourth-generation Washington businessman and leading Eastside real-estate baron, Kemper Freeman Jr. directed redevelopment of his father's Bellevue Square into a first-class urban mall with stores and anchors including Nordstrom and The Bon Marche' (now Macy's).
Born in 1875 in Ogden, Freeman’s family — today headed by his grandson, developer Kemper Freeman Jr. — became among the biggest beneficiaries of the development of Bellevue that immediately followed the expulsion of the Japanese Americans who had made significant contributions to making the town a livable community.