Amo Houghton

Amo Houghton
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byStan Lundine
Succeeded byRandy Kuhl
Constituency34th district (1987–1993)
31st district (1993–2003)
29th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born
Amory Houghton Jr.

(1926-08-07)August 7, 1926
Corning, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2020(2020-03-04) (aged 93)
Corning, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ruth West (1950–1988)
Priscilla Dewey (1989–2012)
Children4
RelativesAmory Houghton (father)
Alanson B. Houghton (grandfather)
EducationHarvard University (BA, MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1944–1946
RankPrivate (first class)
UnitUSS Macon
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Battles/warsWorld War II
 • Battle of the Caribbean

Amory Houghton Jr. (August 7, 1926 – March 4, 2020) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and was a member of one of upstate New York's most prominent business and political families, the Houghtons.


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