Amory Houghton Jr. (August 7, 1926 – March 4, 2020) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York.

[3] In 1944, Houghton enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for World War II.

[4] Assigned to USS Macon (CA-132) and Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, he took part with his unit in activities associated with the Battle of the Caribbean.

[5] He joined the company in 1951, and worked as an accountant, process engineer, manufacturing foreman, and sales manager.

[5] In addition to Corning Glass, his other business interests included membership on the board of directors of IBM, First National City Bank (later Citigroup), Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and B. F.

[10] 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.

Throughout his career Houghton was one of Upstate New York's most well known and respected members of Congress; he was usually re-elected with more than 65 percent of the vote.

[29] Amos was a Christian who attended Christ Episcopal Church in Corning, New York, where he taught Sunday School throughout the 1950s.