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The Houghton Family is a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works. == Family members and descendants== Their family includes: * Amory Houghton, Sr. (1812–1882), founder of Corning Glass Works (1851- ), married Sophronia Mann Oakes (1814–1880) * Amory Houghton, Jr. (1837–1909), former president of Corning Glass Works, married Ellen Ann Bigelow (1840–1918) * Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860–1942), United States Senator from Rhode Island (1924–1937) * Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863–1941), son of Amory Houghton Jr, former president of Corning Glass, former U.S. Representative from New York (1919–1922), former U.S. Ambassador to Germany (1922–1925), and former U.S. Ambassador to Britain (1925–1929), married Adelaide Wellington (1867–1945) * Arthur A. Houghton, Sr. (1866–1928), son of Amory Houghton Jr, former president of Corning Glass, married Mahitbel Hollister (1867–1938) * William J. Tully (1870–1930), son-in-law of Amory Houghton Jr.; father of Alice Tully; New York State Senator 1905 to 1908 * Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (1878–1951), suffragist and birth control advocate, mother of actress Katharine Hepburn * Amory Houghton (1899–1981), son of Alanson Bigelow Houghton; father of Amo, Jamie, and Arthur Houghton; former Corning Glass president and chairman; and former Ambassador to France (1957–1961) * Alice Tully (1902–1993), granddaughter of Amory Houghton Jr, philanthropist and founding benefactor of Alice Tully Hall * Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906–1990), philanthropist, former president of Steuben Glass Co., a former division of Corning Glass * Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1907–2003), four time Academy Award-winning actress * Amo Houghton (1926- ), former CEO of Corning Glass and former U.S. Representative from New York (1987–2005) * James R. Houghton (1936- ), retired chairman of Corning Inc. * Katharine Houghton (1945- ), actress * Mundy Hepburn (1955- ), sculptor * Schuyler Grant (1971- ), actress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houghton family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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