Background
Houston, Howard Edwin was born on November 2, 1910 in Ryan, Iowa, United States. Son of Frederick L. and Ida (Woodard) Houston.
Houston, Howard Edwin was born on November 2, 1910 in Ryan, Iowa, United States. Son of Frederick L. and Ida (Woodard) Houston.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1932.
Director, Bradley Home, Meriden, Connecticut, 1953-1954; commissioner public welfare, State Connecticut deputy director, United States technical cooperation mission to, India, 1955-1956; minister director, United States technical cooperation mission to, 1957-1959; director, Agency for International Development/Korea economics counselor, American embassy, Seoul, Korea, 1970-1971; minister, director, Agency for International Development mission to, India, 1971-1973; vice president for development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Washington, from 1975; also consultant, Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Director Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Company, Central Bank for Savings, Meriden.
Chairman Governor's Committee on Medical Education, 1952. Vice president World Education, 1964. Mayor, Meriden, 1948-1951, 62-63.
Member Meriden Charter Revision Commission, 1975, Connecticut Republican Central Committee, 1960-1966. Delegate Connecticut Constitutional Convention, 1965. Former board directors Meriden Hospital.
Member corporation Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Former trustee Colby Junior College, New London, New Hampshire Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Asia Society (chairman India committee 1961), Institute Social Sciences, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Military Order World Wars, Psi Upsilon (past president Lambda chapter) Clubs: Rotary (Connecticut). National Press.; Chevy Chase.
Married Frances Gregory Crawford, September 9, 1939. Children: Frederick Woodard, Molly Crawford.