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In 1950, Houghton married Ruth Frances West of Waccabuc, New York. [27] Their children include Amory, Robert, Sarah, and Quincy. [28] After their 1988 divorce, in 1989 Houghton married Priscilla B. Dewey (1924–2012). [29] Amos was a Christian who attended Christ Episcopal Church in Corning, New York, where he taught Sunday School throughout ...
Amory Houghton Jr. (1837–1909), his father. Alanson B. Houghton was born on October 10, 1863, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.He was the son of Ellen Ann (Bigelow) and Amory Houghton Jr. (1837–1909), who would later be President of the Corning Glass Works, the company founded by Alanson's grandfather Amory Houghton Sr. in 1851.
Timeline of former nameplates merging into Macy's. Many United States department store chains and local department stores, some with long and proud histories, went out of business or lost their identities between 1986 and 2006 as the result of a complex series of corporate mergers and acquisitions that involved Federated Department Stores and The May Department Stores Company with many stores ...
Edwin Stewart Underhill (October 7, 1861 – February 7, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Bath, New York, Underhill attended the common schools of his native city and Haverling High School at Bath. He graduated from Yale College in 1881. He died as the result of an automobile accident in Coopers Plains, New York, February ...
Reed served as the U.S. representative for New York's 23rd congressional district; the district is in New York's Southern Tier. [2] [3] [4] A Republican, Reed first joined the U.S. House after winning a special election to replace Eric Massa in 2010. He previously served one term as mayor of Corning, New York.
Ansorge was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to Congress in 1912, 1914, and 1916. In his bid for the 21st District Congressional Seat in 1916, Ansorge's campaign slogan was "Feed America First", advocating the necessity of an embargo upon shipment abroad of foodstuffs needed for the consumption of American people, taking a stand on international trade negotiations and import ...
Parker Corning (January 22, 1874 – May 24, 1943) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. He is most notable for his service as a United States representative from New York from 1923 to 1937.
In 1841 Miller ran unsuccessfully for the New York State Senate, losing to Erastus Corning. [16] From 1845 to 1846 he was one of Hudson's representatives on the Columbia County Board of Supervisors. [17] Miller was also active in several businesses, including serving on the board of directors of the Hudson and Boston Railroad. [18]