| LC control no. | no2012111381 |
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| Personal name heading | Houghton, Amo, 1926-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Houghton, Amory, 1926- |
| Birth date | 19260807 |
| Place of birth | Corning, N.Y. |
| Found in | Emergency unemployment compensation amendments of 1993, 1993: p. 26 (Amo Houghton) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, August 19, 2012: (Houghton, Amory, Jr.; a Representative from New York; born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., August 7, 1926) Email from the Corning Museum of Glass, April 14, 2024: (Houghton generation one (Amory Houghton Sr. (father of Amory Jr., Charles, and Alfred); born 1812 in Bolton, Massachusetts (a few sources say 1813, but 1812 is most likely the accurate date); died 1882 in Brooklyn, New York); Houghton generation two (Amory Houghton Jr., Charles Houghton & Alfred Houghton (sons of Amory Houghton Sr.); Amory Houghton, Jr. (born 1837 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 1909 in Corning, New York); Charles F. Houghton (born 1846 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 1897 in Corning, New York); Alfred A. Houghton (born 1851 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 1892 in Corning, New York)); Houghton generation three (Alans̀£on Bigelow Houghton & Arthur A. Houghton Sr. (sons of Amory Houghton Jr.); Alanson Bigelow Houghton (born 1863 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 1941 in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts); Arthur A. Houghton Sr. (born 1866 in Brooklyn, New York; died 1928 in Manhattan, New York)); Houghton generation four (Arthur A. Houghton Jr. (son of Arthur A. Houghton Sr.) & Amory Houghton Sr. (son of Alanson Bigelow Houghton); Arthur A. Houghton Jr. (born 1906 in Corning, New York; died 1990 in Venice, Florida); Amory Houghton Sr. (born 1899 in Corning, New York; died 1981 in Charleston, South Carolina)); Houghton generation five (Amory Houghton Jr. & James R. Houghton (sons of Amory Houghton Sr. above); Amory Houghton Jr. (Amo); born 1926 in Corning, New York; died 2020 in Corning, New York); James R. Houghton (born 1936 in Corning, New York; died 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts) <https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/80894153:2495> Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, May 11, 2024: (Amory Houghton, Jr.; grandson of Alanson Bigelow Houghton; representative from New York; born August 7, 1926 in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y.; died on March 4, 2020, in Corning, N.Y.; graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H. (1945); bachelor's from Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) (1950); master's in business administration, Harvard Business School (Cambridge, Mass.) (1952); United States Marine Corps (1945-1946); business executive; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2005); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004) <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000814> Haughey Funeral Home website, May 11, 2024: (Amory Houghton, Jr.; Amo Houghton; born August 7th, 1926; died March 4th, 2020 in Corning, New York; he led Corning Glass Works for nearly twenty years; later served nine terms as a member of Congress; he is survived by his brother Jamie of Boston MA; his children: Amory III of South Salem, NY; Robert of Acton, MA; Sarah of Fairfield, CT; Quincy of New York, NY; nine grandchildren and one great grandson; in 1950, he married the former Ruth West of New York, NY; in 1989, he was remarried to Priscilla Dewey of Cohasset, MA, who predeceased him in 2012) <https://haugheyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/amory-houghton> Corning Museum of Glass website, May 11, 2024: (Amory Houghton Sr. (1812-1882) founded Corning Glass Works in 1851, today known as Corning Inc.; Amory Houghton Jr. (born 1837 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Amory Houghton Sr. and Sophronia Mann Oakes Houghton; died in Corning in 1909; along with his brother Charles, he worked for his father's company, the Union Glass Company of Somerville, Massachusetts, which was later relocated to Brooklyn and named the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works; in 1868, the company relocated to Corning and was renamed the Corning Flint Glass Works; after experiencing financial difficulties beginning in 1869, the company was reorganized and reincorporated as the Corning Glass Works six years later; he was the manager of the Corning Glass Works from 1871 to 1875, took over as president when his father retired in 1875, and continued in that position until 1909; he developed the formula for a superior quality copper ruby glass that led to the Corning Glass Works' success in railroad signal lighting; he married Ellen Ann Bigelow of Boston in 1860; they had five children: Alanson Bigelow Houghton, Annie Bangs Houghton, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bigelow Houghton, Clara Mabel Houghton Tully, and Arthur A. Houghton Sr.); Alanson Bigelow Houghton (born in 1863 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 1941 at his summer house in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts; eldest son of Amory Houghton Jr. (1837-1909) and Ellen Ann Bigelow Houghton; the Houghtons moved to Corning in 1868 when the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works relocated to Corning and became the Corning Flint Glass Works; attended school at the Corning Free Academy, and later St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire; he graduated from Harvard in 1886, then went to graduate school at the University of Paris, the University of Berlin, and the University of Gottingen; after returning to Corning in 1888, Alanson began working for the Corning Glass Works as a shipping clerk; he married Adelaide Wellington in 1891; they had five children: Amory Houghton, Quincy Houghton, Matilda Houghton Anderson, Eleanor Houghton Cole, and Elizabeth Houghton; served as vice president of Corning Glass Works from 1902-1910 and president from 1910-1919, running the Corning Glass Works along with his cousin, Arthur A. Houghton Sr.; after World War I, Alanson turned his attention away from the Corning Glass Works and toward politics; he served two terms as a Republican Congressman (1919-1922), then resigned his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1922 to accept an appointment from President Warren G. Harding as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, making Alanson the first American ambassador to Germany after the war; in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Houghton U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, a position he held for four years; he ran for a seat in the Senate in 1928 but lost the election; he remained involved in the Corning Glass Works throughout the years, even when he was retired); Amory Houghton Jr. (more commonly known as Amo) (born in 1926 in Corning, New York; died at his home in Corning in 2020 at the age of 93; son of Amory Houghton (1899-1981) and Laura DeKay Richardson Houghton; great-great-grandson of Amory Houghton Sr., the founder of the Corning Glass Works; he was educated at the Arizona Desert School and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire; he deferred his admission to Harvard and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944, where he was a Private First Class and served on the USS Macon (CA 132) and Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in the Caribbean Sea; he was discharged from the Marines in 1946; went on to receive his BA from Harvard University in 1950 and his MBA from the same institution in 1952; he joined the Corning Glass Works in 1951, working as an accountant, process engineer, manufacturing foreman, and sales manager; he later joined the board of directors and became vice president, then was appointed president of the company in 1963; chairman and CEO from 1964 to 1983, and was at the helm when Corning invented and introduced Corelle dishes to the public in 1970; he was also responsible for pulling CGW out of a financial slump in the early 1970s by cutting costs and turning the company's focus toward biotechnology, medical instruments, and fiber optics; in 1986, Houghton was elected to Congress as a Republican representing New York's 34th Congressional district (later the 31st and 29th district), and was subsequently re-elected eight times; Houghton was known for his moderate views and was often one of only a handful of Republicans to vote outside of party lines on many issues, such as the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, the ban on military-style assault weapons, raising the minimum wage, funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, and the authorization of force in Iraq; in 1997, Houghton founded the Republican Main Street Partnership, a policy group dedicated to reaching across the aisle rather than focusing on the increasing partisanship in politics; he was chairman of the Congressional French Caucus and also served as co-chairman of the Faith and Politics Institute, along with his fellow Congressman John Lewis; he was a member of the International Relations and Ways and Means Committees, and in addition, was a supporter of the Office of Technology Assessment; he decided not to seek a tenth term in Congress and retired in 2005; he was married to Ruth Frances West from 1950 to 1988; they had four children: Amory, Robert, Sarah, and Quincy; after their divorce, Houghton married playwright, poet, and arts educator Priscilla B. Dewey in 1989 and they were married until her death in 2012; they were active travelers, as well as philanthropists and members of the Episcopal Church; they helped fund the restoration and development of the Christ the King Daromombe Anglican mission in Zimbabwe and were members of the Friends of Zimbabwe, an international group working toward a democratic Zimbabwe; they were also supporters of the Arena Stage, a nonprofit regional theatre, and Living Stage, an improvisational theatre company; he was also a member of the board of directors of several prominent companies along with Corning, including IBM and Procter and Gamble)) <https://archivesspace.cmog.org/agents/families/3> <https://archivesspace.cmog.org/agents/people/200> <https://archivesspace.cmog.org/agents/people/217> <https://archivesspace.cmog.org/agents/people/214> <https://blog.cmog.org/2023/end-era-celebrating-legacy-amo-and-jamie-houghton> Legacy website, May 11, 2024: (Reverend Alanson Bigelow Houghton; Alan Houghton; born August 3, 1930 in Corning, New York; died peacefully at his home in Pawleys Island, SC on Sunday, January 24, 2016; he was 85 years old; son of the late Amory Houghton Sr. and Laura Richardson Houghton; master of business administration from Harvard University; master of divinity from The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church; he spent the early part of his career in business, where he worked for the Corning Glass Works; he then found his true calling and became an ordained Episcopal priest; he served at a number of different churches including Church of the Epiphany (New York City, NY), Christ Episcopal Church (Shaker Heights, OH), Church of The Heavenly Rest (New York City) and St. Stephens Episcopal Church (Charleston, SC); he felt strongly about public service and giving back to his country; one of his proudest accomplishments was becoming a United States Marine; he also had a passion for philanthropy, and he particularly enjoyed starting and supporting charitable programs in the communities in which he lived; he was a published author who enjoyed writing cards, prayer books and letters to the editor; author of Partners in love; he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Billie Fisher Carr Houghton, his sister Laura Houghton Beer, and stepsons John Thomas Fisher Carr and Oscar C. Carr III he is survived by his siblings Elizabeth Weinberg, Amory Houghton Jr., and James Richardson Houghton; his children Alexander Stewart Houghton, Alanson Bigelow Houghton III, Hope Houghton Newell, and John Carter Houghton; his stepchildren Blanche Carr Symons, Scott Carr Adams, and E'Lane Carr Tipton; and 19 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; a funeral service will be held at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, SC at 10am EST on Saturday, January 30th; donations can be made to the National Parkinson Foundation or a charity of your choice) <https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/alanson-houghton-obituary?id=12087336> |
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