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Houghton family of Corning, New York

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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. and Ellen Ann (Bigelow) Houghton; married, June 25, 1890, to Adelaide Wellington; father of Amory Houghton (1899-1981); grandfather of Amory Houghton, Jr. (1926-).
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York.
  Cross-reference: Guy W. Cheney
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Alanson B. Houghton (built 1944, scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  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. (1926-).
  Political family: Houghton family of Corning, New York.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
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