Houghton family
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The Houghton Family is a prominent New England
and Upstate New York
business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works.
(1922–1925), and former U.S. Ambassador to Britain
(1925-1929), married Adelaide Wellington (1867-1945)
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and Upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works.
Family members and decendents
Their family includes:- Amory Houghton, Sr. (1812-1882), founder of Corning Glass Works (1851- ), married Sophronia Mann Oakes (1814-1880)
- Amory Houghton, Jr. (1837-1909), former president of Corning Glass Works, married Ellen Ann Bigelow (1840-1918)
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942), United States Senator from Rhode Island (1924-1937)
- Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941), son of Amory Houghton Jr, former president of Corning Glass, former U.S. Representative from New York (1919–1922), former U.S. Ambassador to GermanyUnited States Ambassador to GermanyThe United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war...
- Arthur A. Houghton, Sr. (1866-1928), son of Amory Houghton Jr, former president of Corning Glass, married Mahitbel Hollister (1867-1938)
(1922–1925), and former U.S. Ambassador to Britain
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The office of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom was traditionally, and still is very much so today due to the Special Relationship, the most prestigious position in the United States Foreign Service...
(1925-1929), married Adelaide Wellington (1867-1945)
- Katharine Martha Houghton HepburnKatharine Martha Houghton HepburnKatharine Martha Houghton Hepburn was an American feminist social reformer and a leader of the suffrage movement in the United States. Hepburn served as president of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association before joining the National Woman's Party. Alongside Margaret Sanger, Hepburn co-founded...
(1878-1951), suffragist and birth controlBirth controlBirth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include contraception , contragestion and abortion...
advocate, mother of actress Katharine Hepburn - Alice TullyAlice TullyAlice Bigelow Tully was a U.S. singer, music promoter and philanthropist.Alice Tully was born in Corning, New York. She spent her high school years at the famous Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut. Tully began her career as a mezzo-soprano, then became a soprano. She studied in Paris and...
(1902-1993), granddaughter of Amory Houghton Jr, philanthropist and founding benefactor of Alice Tully HallAlice Tully HallAlice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall... - Amory HoughtonAmory HoughtonAmory Houghton served as United States Ambassador to France and National President of the Boy Scouts of America.-Family:...
(1899-1981), son of Alanson Bigelow Houghton; father of Amo, Jamie, and Arthur Houghton; former Corning Glass president and chairman; and former Ambassador to FranceUnited States Ambassador to FranceThis article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty...
(1957-1961) - Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906-1990), philanthropistPhilanthropistA philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
, former president of Steuben Glass Co.Steuben Glass WorksSteuben Glass Works was an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning...
, a former division of Corning Glass - Katharine Houghton HepburnKatharine HepburnKatharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
(1907–2003), four time Academy Award-winning actress - Amo HoughtonAmo HoughtonAmory "Amo" Houghton Jr. is a politician from the state of New York, a retired member of the House of Representatives, and member of one of upstate New York's most prominent families in business, the Houghton family.-Early life:...
(1926- ), former CEO of Corning Glass and former U.S. Representative from New York (1987-2005) - James R. HoughtonJames R. HoughtonJames R. Houghton is the retired Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated.Houghton earned Bachelor of Arts and master of business administration degrees from Harvard University . He is currently a senior fellow of Harvard College, a member of the Harvard Corporation. Mr...
(1936- ), retired chairman of Corning Inc. - Arthur A. Houghton, III (1940- ), son of Arthur A Houghton, Jr., U.S. diplomat and Foreign Service OfficerForeign Service OfficerA Foreign Service Officer is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. As diplomats, Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic...
(1966-1979), writer - Katharine HoughtonKatharine HoughtonKatharine Houghton is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a Caucasian woman who brings home an African-American fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner...
(1945- ), actress - Mundy HepburnMundy HepburnMundy Hepburn is an American artist who designs and builds glass sculptures filled with luminous electrified inert gases -- the same technology used in neon signs. Hepburn developed many of the glass and lighting techniques he uses in his sculptures himself...
(1955- ), sculptor - Schuyler GrantSchuyler GrantSchuyler Grant is an American actress best known for supporting roles in television, including the popular Anne of Green Gables mini-series.-Family ties:...
(1971- ), actress
See also
- Wealthiest Americans (1957)Wealthiest Americans (1957)In 1957 Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans; the list was republished in many American newspapers. The primary source of wealth was indicated as being inherited or stemming from a particular business or industry...
- List of U.S. political families
- President and Fellows of Harvard CollegePresident and Fellows of Harvard CollegeThe President and Fellows of Harvard College is the more fundamental of Harvard University's two governing boards...
(2006) - Corning Incorporated
- Steuben Glass Works