Roland G. Usher (3 May 1880, Lynn, Massachusetts - 21 March 1957, St. Louis, Missouri was a professor of history active in the twentieth century. He had gained his doctorate and been appointed Instructor in History at Washington University by 1910.[1] By 1915, Usher was appointed Professor of History at Washington University.[2]
Roland was named after his grandfather Roland G. Usher. His father was Edward Preston Usher and his mother, Adela Louise Payson. On 9 June 1910, he married Florence Wyman Richardson, with whom he had at least four children.[3] Roland G. Usher, Junior was one of these sons, who was also a historian.[4]