Amo Houghton

Amo Houghton (1987)

Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. (born August 7, 1926 in Corning , New York ; † March 4, 2020 there ) was an American politician . Between 1987 and 2005 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Amo Houghton came from the New York State-based Houghton family, who are primarily active in the business world and in politics. His grandfather was the entrepreneur, diplomat, and politician Alanson B. Houghton . He attended St. Paul's School in Concord ( New Hampshire ). He served in the Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946 . He then studied until 1952 at Harvard University , where he took several courses. He then worked as a private businessman. Between 1964 and 1983 he was chairman of the board of directors of Corning Glass Works , now called Corning Incorporated . This company was founded in 1851 by his great-great-grandfather. Houghton was also a board member at IBM , Citigroup , Procter & Gamble, and Genentech . He became a millionaire many times. His net worth was estimated at approximately $ 475 million during his time in Congress.

Politically, Houghton became a member of the Republican Party . In the 1986 congressional elections , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 34th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat Stan Lundine on January 3, 1987 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2005 , where he changed constituencies twice. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan took place during this period . Houghton wasn't always on the Republican party line during his time in Congress. He was one of only four Republicans who voted against the proposed impeachment process against President Bill Clinton . In 2001 he voted against a tax proposal by the administration of President George W. Bush , in October 2002 as one of six Republicans against the resolution on the Iraq war. He has often sided with the Democrats on environmental and civil rights issues .

Amo Houghton was also a co-founder of the Republican Main Street Partnership , an intra-party alliance of moderate Republicans. In 2004 he renounced another congressional candidacy.

In 2002 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

In July 2018, Houghton strongly opposed Donald Trump's presidency . Amo Houghton died in March 2020 at the age of 93.

Web links

Commons : Amo Houghton  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Amo Houghton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Amo Houghton in the nndb (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Corning Incorporated Remembers Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. Retrieved March 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ 91 and out of Congress, former Rep. Amo Houghton is 'scared for the country' , buffalonews.com, July 25, 2018, accessed March 6, 2020.

predecessor	Office	successor
Stan Lundine	United States House Representative for New York (34th constituency) January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1993	Constituency dissolved
Bill Paxon	United States House Representative for New York (31st constituency) January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003	Constituency dissolved
John J. LaFalce	United States House Representative for New York (29th constituency) January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2005	Randy Kuhl