Elizabeth Douglas McCall1

F, #15151, b. 25 February 1919, d. February 1996

Family 1: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.

  • Mar 3*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall married third Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. on Jan 15, 1944.1,4,5,2
  • Divorce*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were divorced.

Family 2: Walker O. Cain

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 25, 1919Florence, SC, USA2
Residencebetween 1920 and 1930Florence, SC, USA3
Graduation1940Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, USA, B.S.2
Mar 3Jan 15, 19441,4,5,2
1950 US Census1950New York, NY, USA, age 44, president, glass making co; and 2 nurses, 2 maids
Living1964New York, New York Co., NY, USA, 3 Sutton Place6,4
Divorce
MarriageJul 27, 1973Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA7
NewspaperJul 28, 1973Mrs. Houghton Married Here
July 28, 1973, Saturday

Mrs. Elizabeth McCall Houghton and Walker O. Cain, both of New York, were married here yesterday afternoon. The Rev. William A. McQuoid performed the ceremony in the Dana Chapel of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
DeathFeb, 1996New York, New York Co., NY, USA8,9
ParentsDArthur M. McCall and Julia H. Lachicotte2
ResearchWho's Who in American Women. 1963-1973
BiographyMem. Women's Council, NY Public Library, 1950--, mem. exec. com., 1957--, exec. of com. for dance, 1957--; women's com. United Rep. Finance Com., 1960--;trustee Poetry Soc. Am., 1960--; sec.-treas., dir Keats-Shelley Assn. Am., Inc., 1961--;bd. mgrs. NY Exchange for Woman's Work, 1954-57; trustee Prescott Neighbhorhood House, 1957--, exec. com., 1958--; trustee Converse Coll., Spartanburg, SC, 1958--; mem. women's coms. France-Am. Soc., French Inst., Am. Mus. Natural History, 1950-53; treas. parents assn. rearleey Sch., NYC, 1958-59, me. 75th anniversary com; benefit chmn. Prescott Neighborhood House, Am. Fedn. Arts, Inst. Internat. Edn., NY Pub. Library Dance Com; v.p. Women's Assn., St. James Ch., NYC, 1955-58; mem. altar guild St. James Ch., NYC and Old Wye Ch., Wye Mills, MD; mem. exec. bd. Guild of Cathedral St. John the Divine; me. bd. Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, MD, 1962; mem. Friends of Whitney Mus., MD. Com. Kenwood House, VA. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Colony, Cosmopolitan (NYC), Queen Anne's County Garden of MD. Home: 3 Sutton Pl. NYC 22; also Wye Plantation, Queenstown, MD.4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 488.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  4. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
  5. [S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., XXII, p. 127.
  6. [S507] Unknown agency, National Social Directory 1960, p. 314.
  7. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times, 1973.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

Jane Olmsted Houghton1,2

F, #15152, b. 28 November 1930, d. April 1989

Family 1: Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.

Family 2: Robert Gordon Hankey

Family 3: Horace Edward Henderson

Family 4: George R. Kneeland

Family 5: Chalmer J Carothers Jr

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthNov 28, 1930Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 9 in 1940 census3,4
1940 Census1940New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31, divorced, none; 4 servants5
Education1947Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, USA6
1950 US Census1950Barbigan Hotel, New York, NY, USA, age 19, lodger
MarriageNov 30, 1950St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, JANE O. HOUGHTON TO BE WED NOV. 30; St. James' Church to Be Scene of Marriage to Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.


November 9, 1950, Thursday

Page 44, 287 words

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have sent out invitations for the marriage of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted Houghton, to Rollin Van Norstrand Hadley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Rollin V. Hadley1
Marriage2nd mar7
Marriage3rd mar2
Marriage4th mar8
Marriage
DeathApr, 1989St. Michael's, MD, USA, Elizabeth McCall Houghton: 19889
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
  3. [S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2652; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 31-1189; line 74, dwl 1.
  6. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: May 30, 1947.
  7. [S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
  8. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times, June 8, 1973.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth McCall Houghton, Nov 8, 2003.

Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.1,2

M, #15153, b. 13 December 1927, d. 2 February 1992

Family 1: Jane Olmsted Houghton

Family 2: Shelagh Pratt

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 13, 1927MA, USA3
Graduation1950Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
MarriageNov 30, 1950St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, JANE O. HOUGHTON TO BE WED NOV. 30; St. James' Church to Be Scene of Marriage to Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.


November 9, 1950, Thursday

Page 44, 287 words

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have sent out invitations for the marriage of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted Houghton, to Rollin Van Norstrand Hadley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Rollin V. Hadley1
Marriage1963Switzerland3
DeathFeb 2, 1992Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Co., FL, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Jane Houghton Hadley (Preziosi), Jan 10, 2006.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

Sylvia Biglow Houghton1,2

F, #15154, b. circa 1933

Family: Richard Gordon Garrett

  • Engagement: Sylvia Biglow Houghton and Richard Gordon Garrett were engaged on Dec 14, 1963 at Grosse Point, MI, USA; Sylvia Houghton Engaged to Wed Richard Garrett; Bennett and Princeton Graduates to Marry Here on Feb. 1

    Special to The New York Times, December 15, 1963, Sunday

    GROSSE POINTE, Mich., Dec. 14--Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan have announced the engagement of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Sylvia Bigelow Houghton, to Richard Gordon Garrett. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Beverly Garrett of Dallas.
  • Marriage*: Sylvia Biglow Houghton married Richard Gordon Garrett on Feb 2, 1964.4

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1933Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1940 census3
GraduationFoxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, USA
MarriageFeb 2, 19644
Residence1990Easton, MD, USA5
Living2008
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
  3. [S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
  4. [S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Arthur Amory Houghton III1,2

M, #15155, b. 6 May 1940

Family 1: Sherrill Jean Mulliken

Family 2: Linda B. Livingston Davis

Family 3: Margarite Page Fox

Family 4: Roberta Sandeman

  • Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton III married Roberta Sandeman on Dec 18, 2018.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
BirthMay 6, 1940New York, New York Co., NY, USA3,4,5
EducationDublin School, Dublin, NH, USA
Graduationbetween 1958 and 1963Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, El Ab 62 (63) Gov: major in Government and a minor in Engineering6,7
Occupationbetween 1959 and 1960Douglas Aircraft
Residencebetween 1964 and 1966Beirut, Lebanon8
MarriageAug 22, 1964Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Washington, DC, USA9,5
Research1974US Dept of State: Biographic Register, July 1974
Who's Who in America, 1999, 2000
Divorce1976
MarriageDec 7, 1977New York, New York Co., NY, USA10,5
Residencebetween 1979 and 1982Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA8
Author1983Seleucid Coins, A Comprehensive Catalogue, Part I: Seleucus I - Antiochus III, by Arthur Houghton and Catharine Lorber. The American Numismatic Society, New York (1983)
Residencebetween 1985 and 1986Playa Del Rey, CA, USA8
Note1993social register
Associationbetween 1995 and 1999American Numismatic Association, president
MarriageMay 13, 2006Stevenson, MD, USA11,8,5
Residence2009Cockeysville, MD, USA, ARTHUR HOUGHTON ASSOCIATES, INC.
1100 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 293-3390
aha95@aol.com.
Fax: (202) 293-33938
ContributnMay 4, 2009His autobiography
DivorceMay 2, 2018
MarriageDec 18, 2018
NotableArthur Amory Houghton was a noted numismatic scholar and novelist.
DNA Project2021Kit number 967486. Descendant of John Houghton of Lancaster MA thru son Justice John Houghton, thru his son Jacob. Haplogroup R-M269 per FTDNA; Haplogroup R-S476 per 23andme
BiographyArthur Amory Houghton III was a native New Yorker. He grew up with his mother after her divorce from his father. Mr. Houghton received his BA from Harvard University in 1963 with a major in Government and a minor in Engineering; he later received an MA from the American University of Beirut in 1966 (in Near Eastern Studies). Arthur Houghton has had separate and sequential careers in the U.S. Department of State, the J. Paul Getty Museum, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and as president of a Washington-based consultancy firm.

Arthur Houghton entered the US Foreign Service in the Department of State in 1966 and was assigned to the Bureau of European Affairs, and the US Embassies in Beirut, Lebanon, and Amman, Jordan. His later assignments included the US Embassy in Cairo and Washington, DC where he served on the National Security Council (Office of Near Eastern Affairs), and within the Department of State with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and on the U.S. Senate staff, and later, as Office Director for Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Mr. Houghton was appointed International Strategy Coordinator in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he served until 1990 when he left to found Arthur Houghton Associates of which he is president, a business consulting firm with special interest in the Arab Middle East.

In 1981 he graduated from Harvard’s graduate program in Art History. He was appointed Associate Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1982 and served at the Getty as Acting Curator-in-Charge of Antiquities from 1984 to 1986 before returning to government service as a foreign affairs specialist in the White House.

Houghton has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East and North Africa, and speaks Arabic and French. He serves on a number of museum boards and is a former member of the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee. He spent long years in the Arab Middle East, with many visits to Turkey, Iran among other locations), having served on the visiting committee to the Department of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was a trustee of several institutions with strong Middle East connections. Mr. Houghton is a former trustee of the Middle East Institute. From 1989 to 1991 he was Chairman, and remains a Director, of a New York State trust company.

Mr. Houghton is both a student and practitioner of US policy toward the Middle East, and a scholar of the Hellenistic period in the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Persia. He was Vice President of the American Council for Cultural Policy, an organization established to provide information and policy views on US laws and regulations as they affect the importation and acquisition of cultural property by institutions and individuals.

He entered the US Department of State in 1966 and held positions in the American embassies in Beirut, Amman and Cairo; and with the White House National Security Council staff. He was Associate Curator and acting Curator-in-Charge of the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum from 1982 to 1986.

Houghton holds current or previous board memberships with the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Corning Museum of Glass; the American Numismatic Society (where he served as president from 1985-89); American Near East Refugee Aid; the American School of Classical Studies at Athens; the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute; the Middle East Institute; the American Council for Cultural Property; the Cultural Policy Research Institute, and the Council on Cultural Policy. His public service includes membership on the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (1984-87) and an advisory committee of the U.S. Mint (2007-2012).

In early 2007, Arthur Houghton was inspired to write a story that combined his experience as a curator of Antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum with the thirteen years he spent as a career Foreign Service Officer. The work of fiction that emerged is Silent Athena, a narrative of a looted statue, a worldwide criminal conspiracy, panicked flight, and resolution. In addition a sequel, Saladin’s Fire, is to be completed in the spring of 2008. He has had a special interest in Hellenistic coinages. He has written or co-authored four books and some forty scholarly studies on economic, monetary and financial aspects of the Seleucid state (312-64 B.C.) in the Hellenistic period.

He is president of the Cultural Policy Research Institute (2009), a public charity dedicated to advancing public education and understanding of the issues that underlie the ownership and disposition of cultural property. He is a board member of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Baltimore Museum of Fine Arts.

Houghton lived with his wife, Peggy Fox, a professional photographer and artist, in Cockeysville, Maryland, until they divorced in 2018.

[Approved by Arthur, May 4, 2009]


Amazon.com, 2018:
I am a former foreign service officer, a museum curator, a scholar of numismatics, ancient history and art, and a specialist in cultural property ownership and protection. Most recently, I've published a thriller novel, Dark Athena, drawn from my experience in diplomacy and the museum world -- see https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535171774/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Early life and education

I was born on May 6, 1940, in New York City, where I spent my early life until the age of eleven. After attending private schools in New England schools, I went to Harvard College and received my BA degree in government in 1963.

Early interest in nature, astronomy, flying and aerospace; employment in the aircraft industry

I've had a lifelong interest in the natural sciences. At the age of eight, I was awarded the yearly Nature Prize by an upper New York State camp for my interest in local wildlife. I took a strong interest in astronomy and space travel when I was thirteen and was the founding member of the Dublin School astronomy club and, later, the first president of the Harvard Rocket Society.

Motivated by Rear Admiral Luis de Florez, with whom I survived a crash at Teterboro airport in 1948, I took up flying in 1959, eventually earning my private, commercial, and instructor's certificates and my license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. In 1959-1960, I worked in the engineering department of the Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, CA, on A3 and A4 jet attack aircraft produced for the US Navy.

Arabic Study and Interest in the Middle East

After graduating from Harvard in 1963, I studied Arabic at the Middle East Center for Arab Studies in Chemlan, Lebanon, then at the American University of Beirut, achieving an MA in Near Eastern Studies in 1966.

I have served on the boards of the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). I've traveled widely in the Middle East, and maintains friendships in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel.

US State Department and Foreign Service

I entered the U.S. Department of State in 1966, serving first in the department's Bureau of European Affairs, then in Beirut, Amman and Cairo, before being appointed to the National Security Council staff (1974-1976). Following a brief appointment to the staffs of Senator Charles Mathias (MD) and Dick Clark (IA), I served as deputy director for Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs, then as executive assistant to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.(1978-1979).

In 1974, I received the American Foreign Service Association's W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.

Museum Service

I returned to Harvard in 1979 and achieved my second MA degree, in Art History. I was appointed associate curator of antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA, where I remained until 1986. My tenure at the Getty Museum, and the scandals Houghton observed there, are the subject of a book, Chasing Aphrodite, the Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum.

Return to Public Service, then Business

I returned to Washington in 1986 and in 1988 was appointed to a Vice Presidential task force created to examine issues related to the control of the US borders. In 1989, along with other members of the task force, I was appointed to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where I served until 1995, In that year I founded and was president of a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm, Arthur Houghton Associates, formed to create partnerships between companies in the US and the Middle East.

I was a director of the Market Street Trust Company, a New York banking institution, from 1986 to 2014. I was chairman from 1989-1991

Numismatic Interest and Scholarship

I began collecting ancient coins when I was twelve, narrowing my focus to the coins of Alexander the Great's successor kings, and eventually focusing on the coinages of the Seleucids, descendants of Seleucus I, who ruled across Asia Minor and the Middle East between 312 and 64 B.C. I began a series of scholarly essays on the Seleucid kingdom and numismatics in 1979, in time publishing more than sixty articles and four books including, with Catharine Lorber and Oliver Hoover, a lifetime work on the coinages of the Seleucid kings.

I was a board member of the American Numismatic Society from 1966-2010 and the Society's president from 1986-1990. In 2015, I received the Society's Archer M. Huntington medal for career contributions to numismatic scholarship. My public service includes membership on the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee of the U.S.Mint.

Archaeology, Cultural Property Ownership and Protection: a lifetime passion.

I have had a lifetime concern with the culture of the ancient world, in particular those of the eastern Mediterranean and Islamic world. I was the co-director of an archaeological survey in the western Sudan in 1964, and later supported the Harvard excavations at Sardes. I served on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute. I was a member of the visiting committee to Harvard's Department of Islamic Studies, the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Islamic Art, and the Department of Egyptian Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

I was appointed a member of the U.S. Cultural Property Committee (1983-1987) I was also a board member of the American Council for Cultural Policy, a board member and president of the American Committee for Cultural Policy, and am currently a board member of the Committee for Cultural Policy.

A First Novel

My first novel, Dark Athena, a thriller based upon my museum and foreign service experience, was published in August, 2016.

Family and Family Associations

I was married to Marguerite Page Fox in 2006. I have a son, Andrew Houghton, by a previous marriage to Sherrill Mulliken, and two grandsons, Calder and Penn Houghton.

My family associations include Alanson Houghton, who was U.S. ambassador to Germany and the United Kingdom; Amory Houghton, CEO of Corning Glass Works and U.S. ambassador to France; and Amory Houghton, Jr., who served in the House of Representatives; the actress, Katharine Houghton Hepburn; and her mother, Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn, who was a leader of the suffrage movement and, with Margaret Sanger, a co-founder of Planned Parenthood. My father told me at an early point that we are distant descendants of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

I am a former foreign service officer, a museum curator, a scholar of numismatics, ancient history and art, and a specialist in cultural property ownership and protection. Most recently, I've published a thriller novel, Dark Athena, drawn from my experience in diplomacy and the museum world -- see https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535171774/ref=cm_sw_su_dp


Another Amazon.com biography, 2018:

Early life and education

I was born on May 6, 1940, in New York City, where I spent my early life until the age of eleven. After attending private schools in New England schools, I went to Harvard College and received my BA degree in government in 1963.

Early interest in nature, astronomy, flying and aerospace; employment in the aircraft industry

I've had a lifelong interest in the natural sciences. At the age of eight, I was awarded the yearly Nature Prize by an upper New York State camp for my interest in local wildlife. I took a strong interest in astronomy and space travel when I was thirteen and was the founding member of the Dublin School astronomy club and, later, the first president of the Harvard Rocket Society.

Motivated by Rear Admiral Luis de Florez, with whom I survived a crash at Teterboro airport in 1948, I took up flying in 1959, eventually earning my private, commercial, and instructor's certificates and my license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. In 1959-1960, I worked in the engineering department of the Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, CA, on A3 and A4 jet attack aircraft produced for the US Navy.

Arabic Study and Interest in the Middle East

After graduating from Harvard in 1963, I studied Arabic at the Middle East Center for Arab Studies in Chemlan, Lebanon, then at the American University of Beirut, achieving an MA in Near Eastern Studies in 1966.

I have served on the boards of the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). I've traveled widely in the Middle East, and maintains friendships in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel.

US State Department and Foreign Service

I entered the U.S. Department of State in 1966, serving first in the department's Bureau of European Affairs, then in Beirut, Amman and Cairo, before being appointed to the National Security Council staff (1974-1976). Following a brief appointment to the staffs of Senator Charles Mathias (MD) and Dick Clark (IA), I served as deputy director for Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs, then as executive assistant to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.(1978-1979).

In 1974, I received the American Foreign Service Association's W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.

Museum Service

I returned to Harvard in 1979 and achieved my second MA degree, in Art History. I was appointed associate curator of antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA, where I remained until 1986. My tenure at the Getty Museum, and the scandals Houghton observed there, are the subject of a book, Chasing Aphrodite, the Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum.

Return to Public Service, then Business

I returned to Washington in 1986 and in 1988 was appointed to a Vice Presidential task force created to examine issues related to the control of the US borders. In 1989, along with other members of the task force, I was appointed to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where I served until 1995, In that year I founded and was president of a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm, Arthur Houghton Associates, formed to create partnerships between companies in the US and the Middle East.

I was a director of the Market Street Trust Company, a New York banking institution, from 1986 to 2014. I was chairman from 1989-1991

Numismatic Interest and Scholarship

I began collecting ancient coins when I was twelve, narrowing my focus to the coins of Alexander the Great's successor kings, and eventually focusing on the coinages of the Seleucids, descendants of Seleucus I, who ruled across Asia Minor and the Middle East between 312 and 64 B.C. I began a series of scholarly essays on the Seleucid kingdom and numismatics in 1979, in time publishing more than sixty articles and four books including, with Catharine Lorber and Oliver Hoover, a lifetime work on the coinages of the Seleucid kings.

I was a board member of the American Numismatic Society from 1966-2010 and the Society's president from 1986-1990. In 2015, I received the Society's Archer M. Huntington medal for career contributions to numismatic scholarship. My public service includes membership on the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee of the U.S.Mint.

Archaeology, Cultural Property Ownership and Protection: a lifetime passion.

I have had a lifetime concern with the culture of the ancient world, in particular those of the eastern Mediterranean and Islamic world. I was the co-director of an archaeological survey in the western Sudan in 1964, and later supported the Harvard excavations at Sardes. I served on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute. I was a member of the visiting committee to Harvard's Department of Islamic Studies, the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Islamic Art, and the Department of Egyptian Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

I was appointed a member of the U.S. Cultural Property Committee (1983-1987) I was also a board member of the American Council for Cultural Policy, a board member and president of the American Committee for Cultural Policy, and am currently a board member of the Committee for Cultural Policy.

A First Novel

My first novel, Dark Athena, a thriller based upon my museum and foreign service experience, was published in August, 2016.

Family and Family Associations

I was married to Marguerite Page Fox in 2006. I have a son, Andrew Houghton, by a previous marriage to Sherrill Mulliken, and two grandsons, Calder and Penn Houghton.

My family associations include Alanson Houghton, who was U.S. ambassador to Germany and the United Kingdom; Amory Houghton, CEO of Corning Glass Works and U.S. ambassador to France; and Amory Houghton, Jr., who served in the House of Representatives; the actress, Katharine Houghton Hepburn; and her mother, Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn, who was a leader of the suffrage movement and, with Margaret Sanger, a co-founder of Planned Parenthood. My father told me at an early point that we are distant descendants of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

In 2022 he published his memoir: Standing Still is Not an Option: A Memoir11,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
  4. [S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghton, III, May 9, 2009.
  6. [S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 595.
  7. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghtin III, May 1, 2009.
  9. [S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 596.
  10. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, CVII [1993]: 376.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.arthurhoughton.com/

Hollister Douglas Houghton1,2

F, #15156, b. 14 June 1945, d. 27 April 2019

Family: William Douglas Haggard III

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthJun 14, 1945New York, New York Co., NY, USA3
GraduationSt. Timothy's School, San Mateo, CA, USA
MarriageOct 5, 1968Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA4
NewspaperOct 6, 1968Hollister Douglas Houghton Is a Bride; Married to William David Haggard 3d, an Equestrian
October 6, 1968, Sunday
No Childrn3
DeathApr 27, 2019Aiken, South Carolina, USA
ObituaryHollister Douglas Houghton
June 14, 1945 - April 28, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Holly Houghton, conservationist, philanthropist, and sportswoman, died peacefully in her home in Aiken, South Carolina, on April 27, 2019 after a battle with cancer. She was 74 years old.

The daughter of the late Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., President of Steuben Glass, and the late Elizabeth Douglas McCall, a Manhattan socialite who championed educational and cultural causes, Holly grew up in New York City and on her father's country estate, Wye Plantation, in Maryland. She was a graduate of Saint Timothy’s School and Smith College, class of 1967.

Holly was a talented woman whose humility, kindness, and quiet reserve belied her extraordinary accomplishments. She was a champion Sporting Clays enthusiast who competed nationally and internationally. She was a gifted equestrian who served as the Master of Foxhounds for the Aiken Hounds for over ten years and hunted in many of the storied hunts of Ireland, England, and France. She was an ardent fly fisherman who travelled all over Great Britain to fish for salmon, and a strong competitor on the golf course and tennis court as well.

Holly was a woman of great intellectual curiosity who loved words and collected books. Particularly fond of literature and history (she studied Medieval History at Oxford), she was a voracious reader, often consuming five or six books a week and sharing her favorites with her friends. She enjoyed nothing more than reading a good book in front of the fire, snuggled up with her two cats Eenie and Allo.

Holly was also an avid art collector and an accomplished artist and craftswoman. She was an expert at needlepoint, completing many pillows and rugs, and spent four years completing a large 8' x 10' rug that still graces her home. In recent years, Holly took up infrared photography, capturing images of local natural significance, as well as the sleepy villages on the coast of Scotland. She sold her photographs locally, donating the proceeds to her favorite charities.

Holly loved to travel. Aside from her time spent in Great Britain and Europe fly-fishing, riding, shooting, and studying, she travelled to Scotland dozens of times in the past twenty years on challenging walking vacations. A favorite was the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, where she and her friends endured the grueling walks over rough terrain in harsh weather to bask in the beauty of the island. She visited Islay close to twenty times over the past decade and participated in Walk Islay twelve times.

At home in Aiken, Holly spent hours on long, daily treks through her beloved Hitchcock Woods in the company of friends and their canine companions. She was a devoted conservationist, supporting conservation initiatives locally and on the Edisto River. She preserved her former property adjacent to the Hitchcock Woods in perpetuity through the donation of a conservation easement to the Aiken Land Conservancy, where she served as a board member for over 10 years. Holly is credited with establishing her signature land conservancy fundraiser, Clays for Conservation, and co-sponsoring the organization's first office space on Park Avenue.

Holly is survived by her sister, Mrs. Sylvia Garrett of Easton, Maryland, her brother Arthur A. Houghton, III, of New York City, and 14 nieces and nephews spanning three generations.

At Holly's request, no services will be held.

Memorial donations may be made in Holly's name to the Aiken Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 3096, Aiken, SC 29802, or the Hitchcock Woods Foundation, P.O. Box 1702, Aiken, SC 29802.
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
  3. [S36] Letter, from HollisterDouglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
  4. [S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.

Hiram Cole Houghton1,2,3

M, #15157, b. 15 February 1850, d. 3 August 1925

Family 1: Julia Cross James

Family 2: Ella Louise Bacon

Family 3: Lulu Watt

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
NotableY
BirthFeb 15, 1850South Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 6/12 in 1850 census; age 10 in 1860 census; age 30 in 1880 census; Feb. 1850, age 50 in 1900 census; age 60 in 1910 census; age 69 in 1920 census4,5,6,7
EducationBurr and Burton Seminary, Manchester, Bennington Co., VT, USA8
MarriageJun 10, 1874Washington Co., NY, USA, Warren Co. Hx: June 119,4,10
OccupationNorth Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, As a young man he ran a general store, while living with his family in a house not far North of the store in8
Immigration1878,in 1878, sold his store and "went West" to find a new home. He went to Denver, Colorado, and decided to settle there. On his way back East, he stopped at Red Oak, IA, to vist Samuel Loomis from VT who owned a lumber yard. Samuel convinced him to stay and go into business together, loaning him money to do so. Early in 1879 his wife and daughter Luella joined him. The next year Hiram built a two story and basement kitchen house.11
1880 Census1880Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 30, a lumber dealer12
1900 Census1900Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 50, banker; 5 children born, 5 living and 2 servants; and Clark Hall, nephew and servant6,13
1910 CensusApr, 1910Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 60, private bank banker14
MarriageFeb 10, 1910Omaha, NE, USA11,15
1920 Census1920Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 69, bank president15,16
DeathAug 3, 1925Red Oak, IA, USA17,4
ObituaryJun 17, 1957RitesTuesday for Houghton
RED OAK Wi—Funeral services' ! will be held here Tuesday for Hir- man Cole Houghton, Jr.. 72, president of the Iowa Bankers' Assn., who died Sunday after an illness of several weeks.
He was chairman of the board of the Houghton State Bank which he headed as president for 25 years.
Houghton is survived by three sons who also are bankers, his wife. Mrs. Dorothy Houghton, former assistant director of the U.S* Foreign Operations Administration and a past president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and a daughter. Mrs. John J. Williams. Red Oak.
Two sisters and nine grandchildren also survive.
Houghton, a life long resident of Red Oak. was city treasurer, school board treasurer and president of the Airport Commission here at the time of his death.
One son. H. Deemer Houghton, became president of the local bank when his father became,
' board chairman recently. Another1 ; son, Cole Houghton became vice I president of the bank. A third son, I ; Hiram Clarke Houghton, is vice ' president of the First National ; Bank of Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at,
1 the Congregational Church here at 11 a m. Tuesday.
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA18
BiographyPringle: Hiram Houghton was a partner in Houghton and Loomis Lumber Yard. In 1881 he and Clark Bishop built the first opera house in the town with a furniture store and undertaking business on the street level. This burned in 1882. He loaned money and later operated the State Savings Bank, merging it in the H. C. Houghton Private Bank. In 1898, he built a three story building, with the bank occuping the corner on the first floor. This burnt down in the big fire of 1903. Another building was erected with the bank on the second floor. His son Hiram remodeled the corner of the first floor and returned the bank to its original location. In May 1935 it was reorganized under the name of Houghton State Bank, after safely weathering the depression of 1932.

Bollier Scrapbook items of Montgomery Co., IA

Submitted by David Harrington, grandson of Dessie Mae (Johnson) Bollier:

Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa

Houghton Bank Founded in 1879

Three Presidents In Bank History

Red Oak's Houghton State Bank was organized here in 1879 with H. C. Houghton sr. as president. The third Houghton generation is now serving as bank president and the bank has remained in the family since its founding.

First located in the building now occupied by the Faunce store, the bank in 1898 moved to the south-east corner of the square in the site now occupied by the building owned by Edwin Engquist. Burned out in the 1902 fired, the bank building was rebuilt. Since 1940 the bank has occupied its present quarters at the southwest corner of the square.

Founder H. C. Houghton sr. served as bank president from 1879 to 1925. His son, H. C. Houghton, jr., was president from 1925 until January of this year and is now chairman of the board. He has been a member of the bank staff since 1906.

Deemer Houghton, eldest of four children of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Houghton jr., was named bank president in January of this year. Another of the Houghton sons, Cole, is one of the two vice-presidents, along with O. N. Hultman of Stanton .

Board of Directors

The board of directors, includes H. C. Houghton jr., Deemer Houghton, Cole Houghton, O. N. Houghton, H. L. Herkert, R. J. Swanson and R. C. Kipp. All are Red Oakers except Hultman, Stanton, and Kipp, Elliott.

The bank operates an Elliott branch managed by R. C. Kipp, board of director member. At Red Oak, Vivian Nelson is auditor and C. Lester Anderson cashier. The bank has 20 employees, including the Elliott branch.

Pringle vs Houghton:
Elizabeth C. PRINGLE, Appellant, v. Hiram C. HOUGHTON, Jr., and H. Deemer Houghton, Trustees Under the Will of Hiram Cole Houghton, Deceased, and Stuart H. Pringle, Jr., Frederick C. Pringle, Ann Pringle and Joan Pringle, Appellees.

No. 49387.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 11, 1958.
This action involves construction of the will of Hiram Cole Houghton. He died in Montgomery County in September 1925. He left surviving him his widow, Lulu W. Houghton, his third wife, and six children. Julia J. Eldridge was a daughter by his first wife. He made special mention of her in his will, and she is not involved in this action. He had five children by his second wife and this action pertains to a trust established by decedent as same affects the five children: Jonathan C. Houghton, Hiram C. Houghton, Jr., Luella H. Pringle, Mary H. Will, Edith H. Heckert, and their heirs, if deceased.

Hiram Cole Houghton established a trust in his will in which he provided that $6,000 per year be paid to his widow, Lulu, during her lifetime, or until remarriage; that $3,500 be paid annually to each of his five children, or if deceased, to the "heirs of the body" of any decedent; if a child died without children, then to his surviving children or their heirs.

Jonathan died intestate in 1930 leaving a wife and four children. The income from the trust payable to Jonathan, if he had lived, has been paid throughout the years to his children.

Luella died testate in 1945 leaving three children: Donald R. Pringle, Stuart H. Pringle and Louise Pringle Olson.

Stuart H. Pringle died a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1954 leaving his wife, the plaintiff, Elizabeth C. Pringle, and four minor children, the defendants.

On December 23, 1949, Stuart H. Pringle had made an assignment to his wife, Elizabeth, of his interest in both income and corpus of the trust. On the basis of this assignment she filed this action.

Lulu W. Houghton is still living, unmarried and residing in the state of California.11
NotableRed Oak, IA, USA, founded the Houghton Bank
Contributnall buried at the Houghton plot, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA data (listed as p. 20)19
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162 #6212.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT, p. 150: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  5. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 15.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 55, E.D. 114, Sh. 15, Ln. 62.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M432_921; Page: 9; line 38, dwl 149-157.
  8. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 9.
  9. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 10.
  10. [S1133] Unknown agency, Washington Co. NY Hx, p. 472.
  11. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 11.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T9_357; Family History Film: 1254357; Page: 335A; Enumeration District: 145; sheet 61, line 43, dwl 580-621.
  13. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 114; Sheet: 15B; line 62, dwl 710-318-357.
  14. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak Ward 3, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 114;
    line 3, dwl 710-137-142.
  15. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 3, Ln. 15.
  16. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; line 15, dwl 710-68-68.
  17. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7.
  18. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 19.
  19. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 20.
  20. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 20.
  21. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 10.

Dorothy Deemer1

F, #15158, b. 11 March 1890, d. 21 March 1972

Family: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 11, 1890Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 29 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1930 census1,2
Graduation1912Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA2
MarriageDec 12, 1912Red Oak, IA, USA, age 28 and 22; Pringle, MLM: Dec. 181,3,2
1920 Census1920Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 35, bank cashier, and Jeanette D. Deemer, 59, IL, mother in law4,5
1930 Census1930Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 45, bank president6
1940 Census1940Red Oak, IA, USA, age 52, state bank manager; 4 y of college7
1950 US Census1950Red Oak, IA, USA, age 65, banker
Researchbetween 1958 and 1973Who's Who in American Women. 1958-1973
Who's Who in America. Vol. 5 1973.
Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times. 1988
OccupationDept. of State Refugee Program
DeathMar 21, 1972IA, USA, age of 828,9
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA9
BiographyWomen of Montgomery County, Iowa: Dorothy Deemer was born in Red Oak March 1 1, 1890 to Jeannette Gibson Deemer and Judge Horace Emerson Deemer. She was graduated in 1912 from Wellesley College and the same year married Hiram Cole Houghton. Their four children are H. Deemer, Cole H., Clark and Joan Houghton Williams.

Red Oak records show that Dorothy Houghton's community activities began soon after she was married. She is noted as one of the early organizers of the "Montefesto Festival" begun about 1912 as a town and county festival of the Montgomery County community. She served on the board of the Red Oak Public Library and became president of the Red Oak Monday Club. She later became president of the Iowa Library Association and chairman of the board of trustees of the American Library Association. She was a member of the First Congregational Church.

Mrs. Houghton maintained her strongest and foremost interest in women's club work and she became president of the lowa Federation of Women's Clubs in 1935-37. She was one of the organizers in Red Oak of the local branch of the American Association of University Women, and helped to form a chapter of the United Nations Association during the 1960's. In 1950-1952 she became president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international organization of 11 million members. During those years she traveled extensively throughout the world. Later she became the deputy-director of the International Cooperation Administration of the United States government.

She served on such international organizations as the national committee of UNESCO, the board of UNICEF and the Tolstoy Foundation. In 1956 she was the co-chairman for the National Citizens for Eisenhower, and following those duties she became a member of the advisory board of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. One of her greatest satisfactions came from her 12 years of service to the state as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents supervising Iowa's state institutions of higher learning.

With Mrs. Houghton's encouragement and guidance, Ada B. Hysham gave to the people of Red Oak, through the Red Oak Monday Club, the lovely home at 800 Reed Street which is used for meetings, various community affairs and private functions.

At the age of 82, Dorothy Houghton died in her home town of Red Oak March 21, 1972. It could surely be said that for all of her life she was an energetic, enthusiastic and tireless organizer.


Who's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, Dorothy Deemer (Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton), govt. ofcl., b. Red Oak, Ia., Mar. 11, 1890; d. judge Horace Emerson and Jeannette (Gibson) Deemer; A.B., Wellesley College, 1912; LL.D., Coe Coll. (hon.), 1942; L.H.D. (hon.) Tarko Coll., 1949; Litt. D. (honorary), Am. U., 1952, D.Sc. in Government (honory), University of Tampa, 1954; married Hiram Cole Houghton, December 18, 1912; children --Horace Deemer, Cole Hayward, Joan (Mrs. John J. Williams, Hiram Clark. Pres. Ia. Fedn. Women's Clubs, 1935-37; pres. Gen. Fedn. Women's Clubs, 1950-52; dep. dir. Internat. Cooperation Adminstrn., 1953-55; me. adv. council Office Civil Def. Moblzn., 1957-60; mem. pub. adv. group, Refuge Relief Program, Dept. of State, 1955--. Advisor, altenate del. 5 internat. sessions. Intergovt. Com. European Migration; v.p. Electoral Coll., 1953-57; mem.-at-large nat. commn. UNESCO, mem. bd. UN Internat. Children's Fund. Mem. State Bd. Edn., Ia, 1939-51. Nat. bd. mem. Women's Med. Coll., PA. Trustee at large Nat. Soc. Crippled Children and Adults; planning com. Internat Christian U., Tolyo, Japan; trustee The Washington Pilgrimage, Inc; mem. bd Library of Red Oaks (Ia.), Seminars of Internat. Understanding. Co-chmn. Nat. Citizens for Eisenhower, 1956. Recipient Am. Heritage Award, Nat. Assn. Home Buildrs, 1952; Officer Order Orange Nassau, 1952; Insignia and Diploma of Gold Cross of Royal Order of Beneficence (Greece), 1954; Internat. Cup of Goodwill, All Nations Club, 1954; Nansen award for most distinguished service to refugees, 1956 (Geneva, Switzerland). Mem. Nat. Assn. Parliamentarians (Ia. dir.), Ia. Safety Council (exec. com), Congl. Christian Conf. Ia (asst. moderator), Ia; Hist. Soc (curator), Nat. Planning Assn. (nat. council), Assn. Bus. and Profl. Women, Am. Assn. U. Women, Pen Women Am., Ia., Library Assn. (pres, 1941-42). D.A.R., P.E.O., Delta Kappa Gamma, Zeta Phi Eta, Pi Beta Phi. Republican. Conglist. Home: Red Oak, Ia. Office: 270 Park Av., N.Y.C."

MLM: a past president of State Federation of Women's Clubs; for 4 years, chmn. 9th Dist. Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, and in 1927 Recording Sec. of the Federation. She was appointed member, Board of Curators, IA Historical Society in 1917, in Iowa City by Gov. Hammill, and held that position in 1936 (see People of IA, V. 3, p. 353 by E. R. Harlan); MLM corresponded with Mrs. Pringle.

Women of Montgomery County, Iowa (Bettie McKenzie): One of the early organizers of the "Montefesto Festival" begun about 1912 as a county festival of the Montgomery County community. Served on the board of the Red Oak Public Library; president of the Red Oak Monday Club; president of the Iowa Library Association; chairman of the board of trustees of the American Library Association; member of the 1st Congreational Church; president of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs in 1935-37; one of the organizers in Red Oak of the local branch of the American Assoc. of University Women; helped to form a chapter of the United Nations Association during the 1960's. in 1950-1952, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international organization of 11 million members. She traveled extensively throughout the world. She became the deputy-director of the International Cooperation Administration of the US government. She served on the national committee of UNESCO, the board of UNICEF and the Tolstoy Foundation. In 1956 she was the co-chairman for the National Citizens for Eisenhower. She was a member of the advisory board of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. She spent 12 years as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents.




Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton combines the talents of a small town homemaker with the leadership qualities which placed her at the head of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1950-52. She is noted as an orator and her magnetic personality has endeared her to millions of women in this county and abroad.
She has been interested in the welfare of her town and state and has served actively on many boards and associations of both.
She has received honorary degrees from Coe College, Tarkio College, and American University, Washington, D. C. -- the first woman to receive an honorary degree from this University. In 1952 the decoration of the Order of Orange Nassau was bestowed upon her by Her Majesty, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. She was honored by the Colorado Federation when 500 trees were planted in her honor in the Federation Forest.
In 1953 she was appointed by President Eisenhower as Assistant Administrator to Mr. Harold Stassen in the Mutual Security Administration in charge of Refugees and Migration.
Through her work in this job and in the General Federation Mrs. Houghton has proven that although she was born and brought up in a small town, in the land of opportunity, she is an example of what an American can accomplish.

Wikipedia:
Dorothy Deemer Houghton (March 11, 1890 - March 15, 1972) was an American Republican public official and civil servant.[1]

Dorothy was born in Red Oak, Iowa and grew up in both Red Oak and Des Moines. She was the daughter of Horace E. Deemer, who was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.[2] She met several political figures in childhood due to the connections of her father, with whom she had a good relationship.[1] She studied at Wellesley College, graduating in 1912.
In 1921, she became the first woman on the Iowa State Conservation Board. In 1934, she served as the temporary secretary for the Iowa Republican Party.[4] She became president of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1935.[5] The following year, she was appointed to the State Board of Education and served on the Board of Curators for the State Historical Society of Iowa. Houghton was elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) in 1950, and served as president until 1952.[5][6] She supported for the United Nations while president of the GFWC.[6] She also supported Dwight Eisenhower's presidential candidacy and campaigned across several states.[7] Following Eisenhower's election to President, she was appointed assistant director for the Mutual Security of Refugees and Migrants, acting as a goodwill ambassador.[8] She retired in 1956 and received the Nansen Medal that year in recognition of her work with refugees, presented by Eleanor Roosevelt.[9][1] She subsequently campaigned to re-elect Eisenhower and became vice president of the Electoral College.
She married Hiram Houghton and had four children, but felt a lack of "intellectual stimulation" from being a housewife.[1] After her political career, Houghton retired to Red Oak and continued to serve on various committees] She moved to Iowa City in 1957 after her husband's death, where she published her memoirs, Reflections.[1] She died in 1972 aged 82 and was buried in Red Oak.1,10,11,12
Gen. Soc.D.A.R., P.E.O.
ParentsDJudge Horace Emerson Deemer, b. IN, a jurist who wrote the history of Montgomery County, IA; md. Jul. 12, 1892, Jeanette Gibson of Red Oak, b. IL2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  3. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 12, Ln. 10.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; line 10, dwl 1112-301-312.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 670; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 14; line 97, dwl 1112-472-496.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01185; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 69-15.
  8. [S98] Social Security Administration.
  9. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 20.
  10. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  11. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Women of Montgomery Co., IA, June 12 2002.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://iagenweb.org/montgomery/bios/women/womene-i.htm

Horace Deemer Houghton1,2

M, #15159, b. 22 September 1913, d. 28 April 1993

Family: Frances Shepard

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 22, 1913Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 6 in 1920 census; age 16 in 1930 census3,4,2
Mil. EnlsCapt. US Army, WWII
MarriageOct 19, 19405
1950 US Census1950Red Oak, IA, USA, age 36, city bank cashier
DeathApr 28, 1993Red Oak, IA, USA
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA, H. Deemer Houghton6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 12, Ln. 10.
  4. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
  5. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
  6. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 20.

Cole Hayward Houghton1,2

M, #15160, b. 10 April 1916, d. 12 December 1999

Family: Garneriere Sellergren

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 10, 1916Red Oak, IA, USA, age 3 8/12 in 1920 census; age 14 in 1930 census3,2
MarriageJun 22, 19404
1950 US Census1950Red Oak, IA, USA, age 34, banking asst. cashier
DeathDec 12, 1999Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, USA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  3. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
  4. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.faqs.org/people-search/houghton-maryland/

Joan Houghton1,2

F, #15161, b. 28 November 1921, d. before 2002

Family: John J. Williams

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 28, 1921Red Oak, IA, USA, age 8 in 1930 census3,2
Marriage1
Deathbefore 2002
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  3. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.

John J. Williams1

M, #15162

Family: Joan Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.

Hiram Clark Houghton JD1,2

M, #15163, b. 11 March 1923, d. 8 January 2003

Family: Joan Overholser

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 11, 1923Red Oak, IA, USA, age 7 in 1930 census3,2
Mil. EnlsHe served in the U.S. Navy for three and one-half years, participated in the amphibious landing on D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, and served in the Pacific Theatre.4
Research
GraduationBachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Iowa.
MarriageSep 12, 1946Red Oak, IA, USA5,4
1950 US Census1950Iowa City, IA, USA, age 27, commercial bank assistant cashier
DeathJan 8, 2003Iowa City, IA, USA, age 796
ObituaryJan 10, 2003Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA, Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - January 10, 2003
Deceased Name: Clark "Bud" Houghton
79, of 609 Larch Lane, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Oaknoll Health Care Center following a sudden illness.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 214 East Jefferson St., Iowa City. The Rev. Paul Akin will officiate. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oakland Cemetery, with military rites by Coralville American Legion and assisted by other local military organizations. Friends may call from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today and after 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Friends may park their cars on Jefferson Street in front of the church. Arrangements with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church, Oaknoll Foundation or Mercy Hospital Foundation.

Mr. Houghton was born March 11, 1923, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Hiram C. and Dorothy Deemer Houghton. He married Joan Overholser on Sept. 12, 1946, in Red Oak. In 1944, he received his B.A. degree in economics, with distinction, from the University of Iowa and in 1949, received his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law. In college, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa honorary fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years. Mr. Houghton participated in the amphibious landing on D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, and also served in the Pacific Theatre. He made 36 round trips between England and France following D-Day.

Mr. Houghton was president and CEO of First National Bank from 1959 until his retirement in 1990. He had begun working at the bank in 1949 as an assistant cashier.

Professionally he was a member of the Iowa Bar Association and served as the chair of the committee that established the Iowa School of Banking.

Mr. Houghton was civic-minded and a community leader. He was involved in the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, past president; Mercy Iowa City, past president of the Mercy Hospital Board of Directors and Mercy Hospital Foundation, of which he was a founding director, and had served on the Mercy Advisory Board; Iowa City Rotary Club, past president; Ronald McDonald House, director; CIVIC; Iowa City Area Development Corporation (ICAD); Veterans Affairs Medical Center volunteer; founding member of Iowa City Little League, Military Affairs Association and Goodwill Industries.

He was a recipient of the John Hughes Economic Development Award and Will J. Hayek Award from the Chamber of Commerce; the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion recipient and University of Iowa Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award Service.

His involvement with the University of Iowa included the Presidents Club and serving on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association, life member; the University of Iowa Foundation and the Iowa College of Law Foundation. He had served on numerous University of Iowa campaigns.

Clark is survived by his wife, Joan of Iowa City; and their children, Steve Houghton and wife Leora of Iowa City and their children Cari, Jeff, Jon and Scott; Connie Nelson and husband Bill of Northfield, Minn., and their children, Alissa Struble and husband Jim, Krista and Brad; Jim Houghton and wife Judy of Iowa City and their children, David, Laura and Heather; Cathy Miller and husband John of Coto de Caza, Calif., and their children, Kyle, Bryan and Carolyn; his sister-in-law, Fran Houghton of Red Oak, Iowa; his brother-in-law, Dick Overholser and wife Joan of Noblesville, Ind; nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Deemer and Cole; and a sister, Joan Williams.

Bud enjoyed being with his family, sports, music, vacations in Door County, his dog, Scuffy, and most of all, people.

Thanks to everyone who enhanced his life by being there for him.

Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com by logging onto guestbook.4
ResearchWho's Who in Finance and Industry. 24th edition, 1985-1986. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1985. (WhoFI 24)
Who's Who in the Midwest. 19th edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoMW 19)
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
  3. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  5. [S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3799/is_200303/…

Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.1,2,3

M, #15164, b. 11 April 1886, d. 15 August 1953

Family: Catherine Edwards

  • Marriage*: Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D. married Catherine Edwards on Nov 22, 1924 age 38 and 23.3,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 11, 1886Beaver Meadows, Carbon Co., PA, USA, Apr 1886, age 14 in 1900 census; age 23 in 1910 census;
age 43 in 1930 census; age 54 in 1940 census4
Graduation1916General Theological Seminary, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, He began his active ministry in Scranton.5
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1920 Census1920Summit, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 32, clergyman6
MarriageNov 22, 1924age 38 and 233,4
1930 Census1930age 43, Episcopal Church rector, property $15,0007
Residence1935Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA
1940 Census1940Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., PA, USA, age 54, 4 years of college, executive secretary, Church diocese8
Living1942Philadelphia, PA, USA
Mil. EnlsWWII, US Army, Chaplain5
1950 US Census1950Warrington, PA, USA, age 64; no occup; Catherine was proprietor of antiques store
Occupation1953executive secretary of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania5
Residence1953Doylestown, PA, USA5
DeathAug 15, 1953Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 675
ObituaryDeath Claims Episcopal Minister
Served with 28th Division
Philadelphia. Aug. 17—A prominent Episcopal churchman. The Rev. Frederick P. Houghton. died in Naval Hospital here Saturday, shortly after he entered the hospital for treatment of a long illiness. He was 67.
Mr. Houghton was rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Doylestown. A retired Army Lt. Col . he served as chaplain In the 29th Division at Indiantown Gap prior to WWII.
A native of Jermyn. He was ordained in 1916 at Scranton. At he time of his death he was executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Diocese of the church, a post he held since 1937. At one time he was a member of the Board of Diocese in the United States.
Survivors include his widow, the former Katherine Edwards. Scranton: two sons. Obcrt and Frederick Jr., both living in Beaumont. Tex; and a brother. Reginald. Olyphant. Pa.
Funeral services will be held in Doyletown Wednesday morning and in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Scranton. Wednesday afternoon Burial will be in the Montdale Cemetary near Scranton
ResearchWho Was Who in America. Volume 5, 1969-1973. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1973. (WhAm 5)9
BurialValley View Cemetery, Montdale, Lackwanna Co., PA, USA
BiographyWho's Who: "Houghton, Frederick Percival, church official; s. William Lanyon and Annie Louise (Micklewright) H; Lehigh U., 1911-12; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1916; D.D., Pa. Mil. Coll., 1937; m. Catherine Edwards, Nov. 22, 1924; children--Frederick Pecival, John Robert. Deacon and priest P.E. Ch., 1916; curate St. Luke's Ch., Scranton, Pa., 1916-17; rector, Ch. of the Epiphany, Glenburn, Pa., 1919-27, St. John's Ch., Lancaster, 1927-31; gen. sec. Nat. Council P.E. Ch., 1931-37; exec. sec. Diocese of Pa. since 1937. Served as chaplain 103d Engrs., 28th Div., U.S. Army participated in Chateau Thierry defensive, Champagne-Marne defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, Fismes sector, Oise-Aisne offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive, Thiacourt sector; now lt. col. chaplain, Reserve Corps, U.S. Army; senior chaplain Pa. Nat. Guard. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Republican. Kiwanian. Home: 16 Radcliffe Rd., Rala-Cynwyn, Pa. Office: 202 S. 19th St., Philadelphia, PA."3,4
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S102] Who's Who 26.
  3. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  4. [S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Aug 17, 1953.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Clarks Summit, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1577; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 27; line 70, dwl 64-64.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3580; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 46-107; line 44, dwl 16.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.

Henry Garrett Houghton1,2

M, #15165, b. April 1872

Family: Ivy Estelle Smith

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr, 1872Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 9 in 1880 census; Apr 1872, age 28 in 1900 census; age 38 in 1910 census; age 45 in 1920 census3
MarriageAug 19, 1896Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census1,2,4
1900 Census1900Cranston, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 28, music dealer5
1910 Census1910Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 38, music publis. salesman6
1920 Census1920Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, bank clerk3,7
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Michael T. Houghton, Nov. 30, 2008.
  5. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 117; Sheet: 22A; line 10, dwl 489-536.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1025; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 667;
    line 4, dwl 945-51-281.
  7. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_716; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 371; line 89, dwl 65-140-178.

Ivy Estelle Smith1,2

F, #15166, b. February 1875

Family: Henry Garrett Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb, 1875El Dorado, Union Co., AR, USA, Feb 1875, age 25 in 1900 census; age 34 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1920 census3,4,2
MarriageAug 19, 1896Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census1,5,2
1900 Census1900Cranston, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 28, music dealer6
1910 Census1910Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 38, music publis. salesman4
1920 Census1920Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, bank clerk3,7
1950 US Census1950Newark, NJ, USA, age 40, chemical co. chemist
ParentsDJames G SMITH, b. MO, and Eliza Jana GRAVES, b. OH; father born in OH, mother born in AR in 1900 census2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Michael T. Houghton, Nov. 30, 2008.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1025; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 667;
    line 4, dwl 945-51-281.
  5. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 117; Sheet: 22A; line 10, dwl 489-536.
  7. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_716; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 371; line 89, dwl 65-140-178.

Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc.1,2,3

M, #15167, b. 2 February 1905, d. 12 October 1987

Family: Dorothy Haven Jenness

Biography

NotableY
Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 2, 1905New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census1,4
Occupationeducator, scientist
Graduation1927Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, M.S.
1930 Census1930Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 25, single, a lodger, a research engineer5
MarriageJul 16, 19331,6
1940 Census1940Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 34, MIT professor7
Mil. DraftOct 16, 1940MIT, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 35
Livingbetween 1945 and 1987Wellesley Hills, MA, USA
Officebetween 1946 and 1947president of the American Meterological Society
Note1947Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Henry Garrett Houghton, Jr., Doctor of Science, honoris causa
1950 US Census1950Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, college professor
Authorbetween 1958 and 1985[ 1 ]      Houghton, Henry G.      Atmospheric explorations; papers of the Benjamin Franklin memorial symposium of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, edited by Henry G. Houghton.      [Cambridge] Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology [1958]
[ 2 ]      Houghton, Henry G.      Physical meteorology / Henry G. Houghton.      Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1985.8
Last LocBoston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Zip 021069
DeathOct 12, 1987South Dartmouth, MA, USA, of parkinsonism; Obit: Oct 219,10
ObituaryOct 25, 1987Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - October 25, 1987 Deceased Name: Henry Garrett Houghton, at 82; Professor of Meteorology at MIT A funeral was held Saturday, Oct. 24, for Henry Garrett Houghton, 82, of Wellesley Hills, a retired professor of meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Houghton died Wednesday in South Dartmouth of Parkinson's disease. Mr. Houghton was born in New York City and had been a Wellesley resident since 1942. He received a master's degree from MIT in 1927. He had been a member of the department of meteorology at MIT since its founding in 1941. He was head of the department from 1945 until his retirement in 1970. During World War II, Mr. Houghton trained weather personnel for the Army and Navy. He was a member of the National Defense Research Committee's section on infrared and heat radiation and subcommittees on meteorological and de- icing problems for the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. In 1940, he received the first Robert M. Losey Award from the Institute of Aeronautical Science for his contributions to the science of meteorology as applied to aeronautics. In 1958, he received the Charles F. Brooks Award of the American Meteorological Society. He was a former president and secretary of the American Meteorological Society, former president of the American Geophysical Union's meteorology section, an honorary member of the Royal Meteorological Society, a member of Sigma Xi and Tau Beti Pi, and he was also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His book, "Physical Meteorology," was published by the MIT Press in 1985. Mr. Houghton leaves a brother, Richard Everett Houghton of South Dartmouth.
Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley. Copyright (c) 1987 Globe Newspaper Company11
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, MA, USA11
BiographyWho's Who: "Houghton, H(enry) G(arrett), educator, scientist; b. N.Y.C., Feb. 2, 1905; s. Henry Garrett and Ivy Estelle (Smith) H; B.S., Brexel Inst. Tech., 1926; D.Sc. (hon.), 1947; S.M., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1927; m. Dorothy Jenness, July 16, 1933. Engring. asst. Bell Telephone Co. of Pa., Phila., 1927-28; research asst., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1928-32, research asso., 1938-39, asst. prof. meterology, 1939-42, asso. prof., 1942-45, prof. of meterology, head of dept., 1945-1970; prof. emeritus, sr. lectr. 1970--, also director Laboratory of the Earth Sciences. Recipient Robert M. Losey award of Inst. Aeronaut. Scis. 1940; Brooks award, Am. Meterological Society, 1958. Fellow, Am. Acad. Arts and Scis. , A.A.A.S; profl. mem. American Meterological Society (president, 1946-47, secretary, 1954-57); member American Geophys. Union (pres. meteorology sect. 1964-68); Royal Meteorol. Soc. (hon.), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi. Author sci. papers; holds patents. Researcher in phys. meterology. Home: 29 Edmunds Rd., Wellesly Hills 02181. Office: Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass. 02139"

Henry Garrett Houghton, 1905-1987, B.S. 1926, Drexel Institute of Technology; S.M. in electrical engineering, 1927, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a member of the research staff at MIT's Round Hill Research Station from 1928 to 1938, where his work on the physical properties of fog led to the development of one of the first practical methods of dissipating fog. He became assistant professor of meteorology at MIT in 1939, associate professor and executive officer of the Department of Meteorology in 1942, and professor and head of the department in 1945, serving until his retirement in 1970. During World War II he trained weather personnel for the Army and Navy and was a member of several committees working on infrared and heat radiation and meteorological and de-icing problems. His research focused on the nature of atmospheric condensation processes and the transmission of light and infrared radiation through fog and clouds.

Scope of Material:
Collection includes correspondence and notes about Houghton's research, including studies of the fundamental physical properties of fog; apparatus and methods for measuring fog particles; the resistance of fog and clouds to the transmission of visible light and radiant rays; and methods for the artificial dissipation of fog. Correspondence and research notes document the studies of the growth and evaporation of salt water Houghton conducted as a consultant for the General Public Utilities Corporation. There are course notes, exams, and other teaching materials from courses he taught, including Atmospheric Electricity, Ozone, Physical Meteorology, and Physical Oceanography. Drafts, correspondence, editorial notes, and reprints further explain his research on fog and atmosphere. Also includes correspondence and a final report of the 1971 MIT Committee on the Appointment Structure of the Non-Teaching Staff, which Houghton chaired. The collection contains Houghton's correspondence while councilor, secretary, and president of the Board of Trustees for the University Corporation for Atmosperic Research.


The Henry G. Houghton Award is given to an individual in recognition of research achievement in the field of physical meteorology, including atmospheric chemistry. The award is given to young, promising atmospheric scientists who have recently shown outstanding ability and are under 40 years of age when nominated. It is intended that the Meisinger Award and the Henry G. Houghton Award between them shall embrace all facets of atmospheric research so that workers in all branches of the atmospheric sciences shall be eligible for one or the other.1,6,2,12
ResearchThe Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. Edited by John S. Bowman. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1995. (CamDcAB)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 17th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1989. (AmMWSc 17)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 12th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1971-1973. (AmMWSc 12P)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 13th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1976. (AmMWSc 13P)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 14th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1979. (AmMWSc 14)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 15th edition. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1982. (AmMWSc 15)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 16th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1986. (AmMWSc 16)
Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974. (WhoAm 38)
Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoAm 39)
Who's Who in America. 40th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAm 40)
Who's Who in America. 41st edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoAm 41)
NotableWas president of the American Meterological Society and chairman of meterology dept. of MIT for 35 years. Henry G. Houghton was a renowned researcher in atmospheric physics, and the Henry G. Houghton award commemorates his accomplishments in the field of atmospheric physics.
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
  3. [S1512] Who's Who, Vol. 21.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_886; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 179; sheet 6A, dwl 102-108.
  6. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1572; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3-35; line 79, dwl 147.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
  10. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://libserv.aip.org:81/ipac20/ipac.jsp his papers.

Dorothy Haven Jenness1

F, #15168, b. circa 1906, d. 1 December 1980

Family: Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc.

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1906New Bedford, MA, USA, age 34 in 1940 census2
MarriageJul 16, 19331,3
1940 Census1940Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 34, MIT professor2
1950 US Census1950Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, college professor
DeathDec 1, 1980Wellesley, MA, USA
ObituaryDec 3, 1980HOUGHTON Of Wellesley; South Dartmouth, December 1. 1980. Dorothy H. (Jenness) Houghton, beloved wife of Professor Henry G. Houghton, aunt of Raymond Jenness of St. Augustine, Fla. Funeral service in the J. S. Watertman & Sons Funeral Home, 592 Washington St., WELLESLEY, Thursday, December 4 at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Socity, 247 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Ma.
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1572; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3-35; line 79, dwl 147.
  3. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.

William Henry Houghton1,2

M, #15169, b. 15 September 1891, d. 3 May 1973

Family: Ella May Perry

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 15, 1891Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, Reel 123, Record 2236; Sep 1891, age 8 in 1900 census; age 18 in 1910 census; age 29 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census3,2,1
MarriageJul 15, 19161,2
1920 Census1920Detroit, MI, USA, age 29, public accountant, accountant company4
1930 Census1930South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 39, aviation factory controller5
1940 Census1940South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 48, aviation accountant6
Livingbetween 1942 and 1958Detroit, MI, USA
Mil. DraftApr 27, 1942WWII, age 517
ResidenceApr 27, 1942South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, occupation: Bendix Aviation Corp.7
1950 US Census1950Detroit, MI, USA, age 58, aviation and auto accessories, accountant
DeathMay 3, 1973Beaumont Hospital, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA8
BiographyWho's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, William Henry, exec; b. Manitowoc, Wis., Sept. 15, 1891; s. William and Mary (Kaufman) H; ed. high school and Wis. Bus. Coll; m. Ella May Perry, July 15, 1916. Auditor, Ernst & Ernst, public accountants, 1919-28; comptroller, Bendix Aviation Corp., Detroit, 1928-42, v.p., treas., and dir., 1942--; dir. Bendix, Eclpise Can., Ltd., C.P.A., Mich. Mem. Am. Inst. Accountnts. Mason. Clubs: Economic, The Recess. Home: 1450 Balnoral Dr., Detroit 3. Office: 1104 Fisher Bldg., Detroit."

Who Was Who in America. Volume 9, 1985-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1989. (WhAm 9)1,2
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Manitowoc County WI Pre-1907 Births, Wisconsin Division of Health Vital Records, Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com, May 29, 2002.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Detroit Ward 10, Wayne, Michigan; Roll T625_809; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 319; line 17, dwl 1436-149-227.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN; Roll: T626_627; Enumeration District: 51; page 279, sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 825-112a-112a.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T627_1135; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-70.
  7. [S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2281789.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1695472/person/-1901293965

William N. Houghton1,2

M, #15170, b. 15 March 1864, d. 1946

Family: Mary Kaufman

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 15, 1864WI, USA, age 6 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census; mar 1863 age 35 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 54 in 1920 census; age 66 in 1930 census; age 76 in 1940 census3,4
MarriageSep 7, 1887Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 184
1900 Census1900Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 35, barber4
1910 Census1910Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 46, barber shop barber5
1920 Census1920Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 54, a barber6,7
1930 Census1930Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 66, barber, barber shop2
1940 Census1940Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 76, barber shop barber8
Death1946Manitowoc Co., WI, USA9
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA9
DuplicateManitowoc, WI, USA, both barbers; parent bps same
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Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 2581; Enumeration District: 17; Page 110, Sheet: 2A; line 62, dwl 715-4-5.
  3. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674751.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 74; Sheet: 13B; line 70, dwl 715-237-279.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 26;
    line 1, dwl 115-3-3.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Film 882, Box 64, Vol. 39, E.D. 102, Sh. 7, Ln. 99.
  7. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1994; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; line 99, dwl 715-142-167.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-20.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.

Mary Kaufman1,2

F, #15171, b. 8 December 1863, d. 1943

Family: William N. Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 8, 1863Cooperstown, WI, USA, Dec 1866, age 33 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 53 in 1920 census; age 65 in 1930 census; age 75 in 1940 census3
MarriageSep 7, 1887Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 183
1900 Census1900Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 35, barber3
1910 Census1910Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 46, barber shop barber4
1920 Census1920Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 54, a barber2,5
1930 Census1930Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 66, barber, barber shop6
1940 Census1940Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 76, barber shop barber7
Death1943Manitowoc Co., WI, USA
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Film 882, Box 64, Vol. 39, E.D. 102, Sh. 7, Ln. 99.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 74; Sheet: 13B; line 70, dwl 715-237-279.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 26;
    line 1, dwl 115-3-3.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1994; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; line 99, dwl 715-142-167.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 2581; Enumeration District: 17; Page 110, Sheet: 2A; line 62, dwl 715-4-5.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-20.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.

Ella May Perry1

F, #15172, b. 14 September 1890, d. 1955

Family: William Henry Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 14, 1890Collingwood, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada, age 32 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1930 census; age 49 in 1940 census2,3
MarriageJul 15, 19161,4
1940 Census1940South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 48, aviation accountant5
ResidenceApr 27, 1942South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, occupation: Bendix Aviation Corp.6
1950 US Census1950Detroit, MI, USA, age 58, aviation and auto accessories, accountant
Death1955
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN; Roll: T626_627; Enumeration District: 51; page 279, sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 825-112a-112a.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1695472/person/-1901293964
  4. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T627_1135; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-70.
  6. [S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2281789.

Alice Virginia Ballentine1,2

F, #15173, b. 17 June 1856, d. 1945

Family: Harry Sherwood Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 17, 1856Portsmouth, VA, USA, age 24 in 1880 census; Jun 1855, age 45 in 1900 census; age 53 in 1910 census; age 67 in 1920 census; age 75 in 1930 census; age 85 in 1940 census3,4,5
MarriageOct 17, 1876mar 24 years in 1900 census; mar 32 y in 1910 census1,3,6,4
1910 Census1910Prec 10, DC, USA, age 62, accountant, paving comp.7
1930 Census1930Washington, DC, USA, age 75, widow8
Death1945
BurialRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC, USA
ParentsDRobert Samuel Ballentine, b. VA, and Elizabeth Ford, b. MD. Robert S. bp. 1824, died of yellow fever, 1854; 1900 census gives both b. in VA9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Norfolk, Norfolk Co., TX, Reel 32, Vol. 23, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 35.
  3. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 20 [1931]: 116.
  4. [S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Norfolk, Norfolk Co., VA, Reel 32, Vol. 23, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 35.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167, 182.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_155; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 217; line 25, dwl 2011-235-378.
  8. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Washington Co., District of Columbia; Roll: 300; Enumeration District: 300; Page 12, Sheet 12A; line 421, dwl 3134-.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.

Woodson Plyer Houghton1,2,3

M, #15174, b. 19 April 1893, d. 4 June 1990

Family: Geta Triester

  • Marriage*: Woodson Plyer Houghton married Geta Triester on Jul 21, 1933.1,6

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 19, 1893Washington, DC, USA, Apr 1893, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 26 in 1920 census1,4,5
Education1915Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USA, Mt. Cvc.6
GraduationGeorgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, Law School
Mil. DraftJun 5, 1917Washington, DC, USA, clerk, law student7
Research
Milit-Begbetween 1918 and 19191st Lt., Judge Adv. Gen. Corps, U.S. Army
Occupation1920general practice lawyer
1930 Census1930Washington, DC, USA, age 37, lawyer, own business8
MarriageJul 21, 19331,6
Livingbetween 1948 and 1959Washington, DC, USA
1950 US Census1950Washington, DC, USA, age 55, law firm, lawyer
Livingbetween 1985 and 1986Washington, DC, USA6
Gen. Soc.S.A.R.
DeathJun 4, 1990Washington, DC, USA, at home, age 979
ObituaryJun 7, 1990Washington, DC, USA, Washington Post, The (DC) - June 7, 1990
Woodson P. Houghton, 97, a Washington lawyer for over 70 years and a past president of the Dupont Circle Citizens Association and the Metropolitan Club, died of a heart ailment June 4 at his home in Washington. Mr. Houghton was a lifelong resident of Washington. He graduated from the old McKinely Training School, Washington & Lee University and the Georgetown University law school. During World War I, he served as an Army lieutenant in the office of the Judge Advocate General. In 1923, he joined the law firm of Ellis, Houghton & Ellis. He was a partner when the firm was dissolved in 1968. Since then, Mr. Houghton had operated a private practice in Washington. Mr. Houghton had been a treasurer of the 1925 F Street Club and a member of the Chevy Chase Club. His wife, Geta Houghton, died in 1985. There are no immediate survivors.
Copyright (c) 1990 The Washington Post9
Note1991Woodson P. Houghton Endowment was created in 1991 as a
bequest from this member of the Class of 1915. The income is used
for general support of the University.
ResearchWho's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974. (WhoAm 38)
Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoAm 39)
Who's Who in America. 40th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAm 40)
Who's Who in America. 41st edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoAm 41)
Who's Who in America. 42nd edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982. (WhoAm 42)
Who's Who in America. 43rd edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoAm 43)
Who's Who in America. 44th edition, 1986-1987. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1986. (WhoAm 44)
Who's Who in America. 45th edition, 1988-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoAm 45)
Who's Who in America. 46th edition, 1990-1991. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1990. (WhoAm 46)
Who's Who in American Law. First edition. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAmL 1)
Who's Who in the World. Second edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1973. (WhoWor 2)
Who's Who in the World. Third edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoWor 3)
Who's Who in the World. Fourth edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoWor 4)
Who's Who in the World. Fifth edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoWor 5)
Who's Who in the World. Sixth edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982. (WhoWor 6)
Who's Who in the World. Seventh edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoWor 7)
Who's Who in the World. Eighth edition, 1987-1988. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1986. (WhoWor 8)
Who's Who in the World. Ninth edition, 1989-1990. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoWor 9)
Who's Who in the World. 10th edition, 1991-1992. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1990. (WhoWor 10)

Who Was Who in America. Volume 10, 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1993. (WhAm 10)10
BiographyWho's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, Woodson Plyer, lawyer. b. Washington, Apr. 19, 1893; s. Harry Sherman and Alice Virginia (Ballentine) H; B.A., Washington and Lee U., 1915; LL.B., Georgetown U., 1918; m. Geta Triester, July 21, 1933. Asst. sec. Second Pan Am. Sci. Congress, 1916-17; admitted to D.C. bar, 1918; since practiced in Washington, mem. firm Ellis, Houghton, & Ellis since 1919-68, sr. partner 1948-68; prof. law Nt. U. Law Sch., 1923-26; formerly mem. bd. Mut. Protection Fire Ins. Co., Norfolk, Washington Steamboat Co. Pres. Family Service Assn. (Asso. Charities); mem. bd. Family Welfare Assn. Am., Council Social Agencies, Community Chest, D.C. Served as 1st lt., judge adv. gen. corps, U.S. Army, 1918-19, asst. port judge adv., Port Embarkation, Newport News, Va. Mem. Am., D.C. bar assns., DuPont Circle Citizens Assn., S.A.R., Barristers, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Nntucket Yacht (gov.); Sankaty Head Golf; Metropolitan; Chevy Chase Country; 1925 F. Street, Pacific. Home: 2337 California St., N.W., Washington, also 815 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC 20006 in 1978.1,2,11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8796.
  4. [S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 290.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
  6. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
  7. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1556844.
  8. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Washington Co., District of Columbia; Roll: 293; Enumeration District: 67; Page 286, Sheet 6A; line 81, dwl 155-56-55.
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  10. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
  11. [S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.

Geta Triester1

F, #15175, b. 13 November 1897, d. 4 September 1986

Family: Woodson Plyer Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 13, 1897Bucharest, Romania2,3
MarriageJul 21, 19331,4
1950 US Census1950Washington, DC, USA, age 55, law firm, lawyer
Livingbetween 1985 and 1986Washington, DC, USA4
DeathSep 4, 1986Nantucket Island, MA, USA, age 872,3
ObituarySep 7, 1986Washington, DC, USA, Washington Post, The (DC) - September 7, 1986
Deceased Name: GETA HOUGHTON
GETA HOUGHTON, 87, who came to Washington in the 1920s as social secretary at the Romanian Legation and later worked as a Red Cross volunteer at Walter Reed Army Hospital, died of heart and circulatory ailments Sept. 5 at her summer home on Nantucket Island, Mass.

Mrs. Houghton, a resident of Washington, was born in Bucharest and lived in Romania until she joined the staff at the legation here in the late 1920s. She was a volunteer at Walter Reed during World War II and afterward.

Survivors include her husband, Woodson P. Houghton of Washington.

Copyright (c) 1986 The Washington Post2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  4. [S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.

William Lanyon Houghton1

M, #15176, b. November 1859, d. 8 June 1924

Family: Annie Louise Micklewright

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov, 1859England, age 40 in 1900 census; age 50 in 1910 census2
Marriage1,3
Naturalization1898
1900 Census1900Susquehanna Co., PA, USA2
1910 Census1910Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA4,5
1920 Census1920Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 60, coal co. clerk6
ObituaryJun 8, 1924WILLIAM HOUGHTON IS LAID AT FINAL REST
JERMYN, Juls 6.—The funeral of William L. Houghton was held on Sat- urday afternoon. Services were con- ducted in St. James Episcopal church by the rector. Rev. D. Pugh Griffiths, assisted by Rev. E. G. N. Holmes, ree- tor of Trinity church, Carbondale. Rev. S. Ezra Neikirk, rector of St. James church, Pittston: and Rev. Rob- ert F. Kline, rector of Calvary chure. Wilkes-Barre.
The singing was by the combined choirs of St. James church and Trin- ity church Carbondale. of which choir Mr. Houghton was a member for the past twenty-Ave years. Interment was made in Shadyside cemetery, Jer- myn.
The pallbearers were: John Mel- low. H. D. Carey, John B. Griffiths, John Hogarth. George Langendorfer, of Jermyn, and William T. Roberts, of Wilkes-Barre. The flower-bearers were: J. Hefelfinger, of Scranton; E. J. Hull, of Blakely; Benjamin Holmes, of Archbald; and Russell Parry, of Al- lentown.
Mr. Houghton’s death, which was most unexpected, took place on June 8. at Nottingham, England, where Mr. Houghton had for several weeks been visiting. He was apparently insplen- did health when he left this country, but the strain of his exertions in trav- eling proved too much for his heart, and after a short illness of seven days, he died suddenly on Whitsunday even- ing at the home of his brother-in-law. Mr. John Mickelwright.
DeathJun 8, 1924Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Susquehanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, ?uscawanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Susquehanna, PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 137, V.N. 35, Ln. 384.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 35;
    line 48, dwl 343-384.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1578; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 62.

Annie Louise Micklewright1

F, #15177, b. September 1861, d. before 1910

Family: William Lanyon Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep, 1861England, age 38 in 1900 census2
Marriage1,2
Immigration1893given in 1920 census
Deathbefore 1910husband widowed
1920 Census1920Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 60, coal co. clerk3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, ?uscawanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1578; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 62.

Catherine Edwards1

F, #15178, b. circa 1901, d. 31 December 1983

Family: Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1901PA, USA, age 28 in 1930 census; age 39 in 1940 census2
MarriageNov 22, 1924age 38 and 231,3
1930 Census1930age 43, Episcopal Church rector, property $15,0002
Residence1935Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA
1940 Census1940Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., PA, USA, age 54, 4 years of college, executive secretary, Church diocese4
1950 US Census1950Warrington, PA, USA, age 64; no occup; Catherine was proprietor of antiques store
DeathDec 31, 1983Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA, USA, age 825
ObituaryJan 1, 1984Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - January 1, 1984
Deceased Name: Catherine E. Houghton
Catherine E. Houghton, 82, a retired antiques dealer in Bucks County, died yesterday at Doylestown Hospital. She was a resident of Pine Run Community, a retirement home in Doylestown.

Mrs. Houghton was the widow of Percy Houghton, a senior chaplain of the 28th Pennsylvania National Guard, and she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Doylestown. Mrs. Houghton retired in 1975; her most recent shop was Katy Houghton Antiques in Doylestown.

Survivors: her son, F. P. Ted Houghton; a sister and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Buckingham.

**

Copyright (c) 1984 The Philadelphia Inquirer5
BurialValley View Cemetery, Montdale, Lackwanna Co., PA, USA
ParentsDparents born in PA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
  3. [S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3580; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 46-107; line 44, dwl 16.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Frederick Percival Houghton Jr1,2

M, #15179, b. 20 October 1925, d. 14 April 1997

Family: Margaret Ann Jackson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 20, 1925PA, USA, age 4 6/12 in 1930 census; age 15 in 1940 census3,4
Mil. Serv.Arm2 US Navy WWII4
Research
MarriageDec 20, 1950Jackson, PA, USA
DivorceJan 17, 1969Fayette, TX, USA
DeathApr 14, 1997Fort Bend Co., TX, USA5
BurialTrinity Lutheran Church, New Ulm, TX, USA4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  2. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1956_0008.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
  4. [S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

John Robert Houghton1

M, #15180, b. circa 1933

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1933PA, USA, age 7 in 1940 census2
Living1953
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3580; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 46-107; line 44, dwl 16.