Houghton family

Houghton family

The Houghton Family is a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works.

Family members

Their family includes:

* Arthur A. Houghton, Sr., former president of Corning Glass Works
* Alanson B. Houghton (1863–1941), former Corning Glass executive, former U.S. Representative from New York, 1919–1922; former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1922–1925; and former U.S. Ambassador to Britain (1925-1929)
* Alice Tully (1902-1993), philanthropist
*Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of Katharine Hepburn and a suffragette and birth control advocate who, along with Margaret Sanger, helped to found the organization that became Planned Parenthood.
*Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1907–2003), actress
*Katharine Houghton (1945- ), actress
*Schuyler Grant (1971- ), actress
*Amory Houghton (1899–1981), son of Alanson B. Houghton; father of Amo, Jamie, and Arthur Houghton; former Corning Glass executive; and former Ambassador to France (1957-1961)
*Amo Houghton (1926- ), former CEO of Corning Glass and former member United States House of Representatives (1987-2005)
*James R. Houghton, retired Chairman of Corning Incorporated
*Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., philanthropist, former president of Steuben Glass co., a division of Corning Glass
*Jane Olmstead Houghton (1931-1988) daughter of Arthur A Houghton, jr
*Sylvia Bigelow Houghton (Garrett) (living) daughter of Arthur A Houghton, jr
*Hollister D. Houghton, (living) daughter of Arthur A Houghton, jr.
*Arthur A. Houghton, III, son of Arthur A Houghton, jr., Ambassador, writer

See also

*Wealthiest Americans (1957)
*List of U.S. political families
*President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006)
*Corning Incorporated
** Steuben Glass Works
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~houghtonfamily/ Houghton Surname Project]


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