Alanson B. Houghton

Alanson Bigelow Houghton was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat who served as a Congressman and Ambassador. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Alanson B. Houghton was born on October 10, 1863 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His father, Amory Houghton, Jr. , would later be President of the Corning Glass Works, the company founded by Alansons grandfather Amory Houghton, Sr. in 1851.

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