Amo Houghton
File:Amo Houghton 108th Congress.jpg
Houghton in the 1990s
Amory "Amo" Houghton, Jr. (August 7, 1926 – March 4, 2020) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of New York. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives serving from 1987 through 2005. He was a member of one of upstate New York's most well known families in business, the Houghton family. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Houghton was born in Corning, New York. He studied at Harvard University. He was married to Priscilla Dewey until her death in 2012. Houghton died on March 4, 2020 in Corning at the age of 93.[1]
Amo Houghton Media
- December 18 1998 house session c span program.136261.MP4D20.webm
Statements by Houghton during impeachment of Bill Clinton
- House Session October 8 2002 The House of Representatives debated the use of military force with Iraq.webm
Statements by Houghton arguing against the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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- United States Congress. "Amo Houghton (id: H000814)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Joyce K. Mcintyre, Harvard Crimson, New York State of Mind: After Running Family Business, Amory Houghton Serves as Renegade U.S. Representative, June 5, 2000
- Jeffrey Smith, The Evening Tribune (Hornell, N.Y.), Wife of Former Congressman Amo Houghton Dies Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, July 10, 2012
