Life and Career
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 16, 1949, to Kingdon Gould, Jr., and his wife, Mary Bunce Gould (née Thorne).
He was made part owner and vice president of Gould Property Company, his father's real estate firm and one of the largest and oldest real estate development firms in the D.C. metropolitan area. He was the company's spokesperson when the Hyatt Regency Crystal City hotel and the Mayflower Hotel both were subject to foreclosure proceedings in 1989.
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