Amo Houghton

Amo Houghton REPRepublican

American politician (1926–2020)

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Amo HoughtonREPRepublican American politician (1926–2020)
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Age at Death1926-2020
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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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Education4 - 4 of 2
Harvard Business School
MA
1952
Harvard University
BA
1950
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
United States House of Representatives
1986 - 2004
Chair
Corning Glass Works
1964 - 1983
Private First Class
United States Marine Corps
1944 - 1946
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Experience
Labor-Industry Coalition of International Trade
Experience
Business Advisory Commission for Governor of New York
Experience
Business Council of New York State
Experience
Corning Chamber of Commerce
Experience
Corning Elks Club
Experience
Corning Rotary
Experience
Grace Commission
Co-Chair
Congressional Study Group on Japan
Co-Chair
House Centrist Coalition
Co-Chair
Public Broadcasting Caucus
Experience
Congressional Native American Caucus
Experience
National Republican Congressional Committee
Experience
Northern Border Caucus
Experience
Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
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