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Houghton family of Corning, New York

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  William Greene (1695-1758) — of Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Warwick, Kent County, R.I., March 16, 1695. Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1734, 1739; Governor of Rhode Island, 1743-45, 1746-47, 1748-55, 1757-58; died in office 1758. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 22, 1758 (age 62 years, 343 days). Interment at Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Greene (1670-1720) and Mary (Gorton) Greene (1673-1732); married to Catherine Greene (1698-1777); father of William Greene Jr. (1731-1809); grandfather of Ray Greene; first cousin four times removed of Elijah Babbitt, Abel Madison Scranton, Andrew Clark Lippitt, Henry Lippitt, Dennison Franklin Holden and Frederick Walker Pitkin; first cousin five times removed of Ossian Ray, Costello Lippitt, Charles Warren Lippitt, Henry Frederick Lippitt, Walter Thomas Bliss and Clayton Harvey Deming; first cousin six times removed of Daniel Parrish Witter, Clement Phineas Kellogg, Chester Merton Bliss, George Walter Bliss and Frederick Lippitt; first cousin seven times removed of Ossian Edward Ray and John Lester Hubbard Chafee; second cousin twice removed of Albert Collins Greene; second cousin thrice removed of John Baldwin, George Washington Greene and William Maxwell Greene; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Finley Vinton and Martin Olds; second cousin five times removed of Frederick Oakes Houghton; third cousin thrice removed of Peter Rawson Taft; fourth cousin once removed of Pierpont Edwards.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Greene-Lippitt family of Providence, Rhode Island; Baldwin-Greene-Upson-Hoar family of Connecticut; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frederick Oakes Houghton (1860-1939) — also known as Frederick O. Houghton — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1860. Steamship agent; Vice-Consul for Mexico in Boston, Mass., 1897-1902. Died in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., April 7, 1939 (age 78 years, 296 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Houghton (1821-1880) and Martha Richardson (Oakes) Houghton (1823-1909); married to Mary Irwin Laughlin (1871-1961); first cousin once removed of Alanson Bigelow Houghton; second cousin five times removed of William Greene (1695-1758).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Greene-Lippitt family of Providence, Rhode Island; Baldwin-Greene-Upson-Hoar family of Connecticut; Houghton family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Alanson B. Houghton Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) — also known as Alanson B. Houghton — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 10, 1863. Republican. President, Corning Glass Works, 1910-18; vice-president, Ephraim Creek Coal and Coke Company; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee); Presidential Elector for New York, 1916; U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1922-25; Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1928. Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., September 15, 1941 (age 77 years, 340 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Amory Houghton, Jr. (1837-1909) and Ellen Ann (Bigelow) Houghton (1840-1918); married, June 25, 1890, to Adelaide Wellington (1867-1945); father of Amory Houghton (1899-1981); grandfather of Amory Houghton Jr.; first cousin once removed of Frederick Oakes Houghton.
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Guy W. Cheney
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alanson B. Houghton (built 1944 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alanson B. Houghton: Jeffrey J. Matthews, Alanson B. Houghton : Ambassador of the New Era
  Image source: Time Magazine, April 5, 1926
  Amory Houghton (1899-1981) — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., July 27, 1899. Republican. President (1930-41) and chairman (1941-61), Corning Glass Works; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Erie Railroad, and National City Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1964; Presidential Elector for New York, 1956; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1957-61; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Episcopalian. Died in 1981 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alanson Bigelow Houghton and Adelaide Louise (Wellington) Houghton; married, October 19, 1921, to Laura DeKay Richardson; father of Amory Houghton Jr. (born1926).
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Amory Houghton Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as Amo Houghton — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., August 7, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; president, Corning Glass Works, 1961; director, New York Telephone Company; U.S. Representative from New York, 1987-2003 (34th District 1987-93, 31st District 1993-2003, 29th District 2003); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Amory Houghton (1899-1981) and Laura DeKay (Richardson) Houghton; married, June 27, 1950, to Ruth Frances West; married to Priscilla B. Dewey; grandson of Alanson Bigelow Houghton.
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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