[1] Houser was born in Los Angeles, California on November 14, 1904, the son of California Court of Appeals Justice Frederick W. Houser and Sara Wilde, both of whom were active participants in the early years of what is now the USC Gould School of Law.

[2] From 1926 to 1940, Houser was a member of the Los Angeles County Republican Central Committee.

[2] He served until 1947, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1944, losing narrowly to incumbent Sheridan Downey.

[4] After leaving the lieutenant governor's office, Houser was appointed as a judge of the California Superior Court.

[3] In 1925, Houser married Dorothy Eleanor Bodinus, a fellow UCLA student.