Amo Houghton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | John J. LaFalce |
| Succeeded by | Randy Kuhl |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 31st district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Paxon |
| Succeeded by | District Eliminated |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Stan Lundine |
| Succeeded by | District Eliminated |
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August 7, 1926 Corning, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Dewey Houghton |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Business executive, politician |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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 United States
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 United States Marine Corps
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Amory "Amo" Houghton, Jr. (born August 7, 1926) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York, a retired member of the House of Representatives, and member of one of upstate New York's most prominent families in business, the Houghton family.
The son of Amory Houghton and grandson of Alanson B. Houghton, Amo Houghton was born in Corning, New York, and went to St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II and graduated from Harvard University in 1950. Houghton served from 1964 to 1983 as Chairman and CEO of Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated), a company founded by his great-great-grandfather, Amory Houghton, in 1851. He also served on the Board of Directors of IBM, Citigroup, Procter & Gamble and Genentech.
In 1986, Houghton was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Houghton reportedly was among the richest members of the House, with a wealth of $475 million, however, most of that amount was related to trusts in which he had no beneficial interest. Houghton had a moderate voting record and was founder of the Republican Main Street Partnership, which he formed to encourage a more moderate stance to public issues. He served on the International Relations and Ways and Means Committees. He was frequently called upon to serve as a broker between Democratic and Republican members on critical issues since he was a champion for improving civility between political parties. He unsuccessfully sought out a Republican to challenge Tom DeLay for the spot of majority leader. He was one of only four Republicans to vote against all the impeachment articles against President Clinton, and in 2001, Houghton was one of only three Republicans to vote against permanently repealing the estate tax. While he voted with Republicans on most issues relating to the budget, he also voted with the Democratic Party on issues of environmental protection, civil rights and funding for the arts and education. On October 10, 2002, he was among the six House Republicans who voted against the resolution authorizing the invasion of Iraq. On April 7, 2004, Houghton announced his intentions not to seek a tenth term in Congress. On January 3, 2005, Houghton's term as a congressman expired.
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