Background
Houghton, James Warren was born on September 1, 1856 in Corinth, New York, United States. Son of Tilley and Charlotte (Dayton) Houghton.
Houghton, James Warren was born on September 1, 1856 in Corinth, New York, United States. Son of Tilley and Charlotte (Dayton) Houghton.
Graduate Canandaigua (New York) Academy, 1876. Admitted to bar, Rochester, New York, 1879.
Practiced at Saratoga Springs. Company judge, Saratoga Company, 1888-1899. Appointed December 29, 1899, justice Supreme Court of the New York, and elected 1900 for full term, expiring December 31, 1914.
Served in Appellate Division, 3d Department, 1903-1905, 1st Department, 1905-1910, 3d Department, since 1910.
Married Elizabeth M. Smith, April.