Megan O'Brien1

F, #97861

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Birth1
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  1. [S1389] Genealogybank.Com, online http://www.genealogybank.com, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries/doc/obit/… surname.

Madeline Santa Croce1

F, #97862, b. 1901, d. 1990

Family: Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn M.D. b. 18 Dec 1879, d. 20 Nov 1962

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Birth1901
Marriage1
Death1990
BurialCedar Hill Cmetery, Hartford, CT, USA
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1962.

Beverly Ann Dodson1

F, #97863, b. circa 1941

Family: Dr. Robert Wollman Houghton PhD b. 4 Sep 1941

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Birthcirca 1941
GraduationOberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, Sociology
EngagementJan 2, 1964Yonkers, NY, USA1
ParentsDDan W. Dodson, Sr. of Mt. Vernon, Texas, and the late Evelyn Foreman Dodson, of Dallas, Texas; Dan W. Dodson; a professor of education at New York University1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1964.

Robert W. Houghton1

M, #97864

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Graduation1990University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Oriental Languages
Gen. Soc.SAR
BiographyRobert W. Houghton

President & Senior Account Executive
[email protected]

See profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/rhoughton

See Insurance Blog: http://mrfairfax.blogspot.com/

Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Houghton/511002299

Private Equity Affiliate: http://www.mcp-yemen.com

Houghton Thoroughbreds Link: Two-year old WRITETHATDOWN

Background Summary:

A former CEO and twenty year veteran of the international business community, Robert has a unique understanding of executive recruiting in the commercial insurance and international sector with specialties in risk management, antiquity retrieval, infrastructure development, and Arabic/Oriental languages.

Mr. Houghton has led numerous infrastructure development projects throughout the world with billionaire Robert Friedland (Ivanhoe), and himself, owned and operated firms based in Nairobi, Tokyo, Geneva, Karachi, Islamabad, Singapore, Jakarta, Sana'a, and various Middle Eastern and South Asian locations.

Mr. Houghton's outside interests include scuba, European football, crickett, adventure travel, alchemy, antiquities, competitive sports, thoroughbred racing, sailing, falconry, mountaineering, archaeology, and an occasional game of chess.

Mr. Houghton is also a member of the Screenwriters Guild - East and creates and develops action-adventure story concepts for Hollywood film makers.

Mr. Houghton also is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and owns and races thoroughbred race horses throughout the United States. His latest two-year old is NY Bred, WRITETHATDOWN, and the young colt will debut at Saratoga Raceway this summer.

Mr. Houghton just returned from Yemen where he is launching another client representative office and investigating important new discoveries relating to the Queen of Sheba and the origin of Noah's Ark.

Mr. Houghton is a board member of Mideast Capital Partners, a private equity firm, focused on direct investment opportunities in the Middle East and South Asia.

Professionally, Mr. Houghton's philosophy is that Talent is the indispensable mediator. Our mission is to find this rare talent that can make the difference.
Specialties:

WDC Local Clients: Insurance Producers in both P&C and Benefits. International Clients: International Risk Management, Antiquity Retrieval, Queen of Sheba, Noah's Ark, Holy Grail, Local Capacity Building, Humanitarian Rescue/Relief, Infrastructure Development in the Middle East and South Asia.1
Occupation2010Current
President & CEO at Management Recruiters of Fairfax, Inc.
Past
CEO at GeoPath.net
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.mrfairfax.com/index.asp?id=128&category=2

Dr. Robert Roy Houghton PhD

M, #97865

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Residence2010Montrose, CA, USA
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Occupationpsychologist
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Dr. Robert Antunez Houghton MD

M, #97866, b. October 1961

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BirthOct, 1961
Residence2010San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA
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Dr. Ryan Robert Houghton MD

M, #97867

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Residence2010Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Ginger L. Houghton

F, #97868

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Residence2010Albany, Albany Co., NY, USA, Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
102 Hackett Blvd Anesthesia Group of Albany, PC
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Dr. Angela Houghton MD

F, #97869

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Residence2010Houston, TX, USA
Occupation2010Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Dr. Michael J. Houghton MD

M, #97870

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Residence2010Fort Collins, CO, USA
Occupation2010Orthopaedic Surgery
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Cleopatra Garnet Oppice

F, #97871

Family: Louis Nelson Bailey b. 1888

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MarriageJun 26, 1913Marshalltown, IA, USA
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Rebecca (?)

F, #97872

Family: Benjamin Buss b. 27 Dec 1761

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John Dorsey Houghton1

M, #97873, b. 2 December 1964

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BirthDec 2, 1964New York Lying-In Hospital, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, 4th child1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1964.

Joseph Houghton1

M, #97874

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Origin1964Buenos Aires, Brazil1
Residence1965Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

Edith Anita Houghton1

F, #97875

Family: Louis Dubois Fletcher III b. c 1946

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Graduation1964Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Occupation1965Evanston High School, Evanston, IL, USA, taught Spanish
EngagementJan 31, 19651
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

Louis Dubois Fletcher III1

M, #97876, b. circa 1946

Family: Edith Anita Houghton

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Birthcirca 1946
Graduation1964Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
EngagementJan 31, 19651
ParentsSLouis Dubois Fletcher Jr, of Scarsdale NY
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

R. A. Merritt1

M, #97877

Family: Ann Pringle

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Mil. Serv.1965US Navy, ensign
MarriageJul 24, 1965Stamford, CT, USA1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

Alfred E. Brown1

M, #97878

Family: Gratia Houghton Rhinehart b. 6 Aug 1927, d. 2005

  • Mar 3*: Alfred E. Brown married third Gratia Houghton Rhinehart.1
  • Divorce*: Alfred E. Brown and Gratia Houghton Rhinehart were divorced.

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Mar 31
Divorce
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

Richard P. Waters Jr1

M, #97879

Family: Gratia Houghton Rhinehart b. 6 Aug 1927, d. 2005

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MarriageDec 19, 1965New Bedford, MA, USA, her 4th1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.

Katherine Pollard Maddux1

F, #97880, b. circa 1945, d. 18 September 1971

Family: Alfred Ballentine Houghton b. 7 Apr 1943, d. 4 Dec 2008

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Birthcirca 1945
MarriageJun 14, 1966McLean, VA, USA1
Separationcirca 1970
DeathSep 18, 1971McLean, VA, USA, age 262
ParentsDHer grandfather Ricardo J. Alfaro, president of Panama and vice president of the World Court at the Hague.
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1965.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1971.

Cheryl Virginia Houghton1

F, #97881, b. 26 January 1947, d. 10 January 2014

Family 1: John William Easton

Family 2: Gradwell Mark Girardi

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BirthJan 26, 1947Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Obit: Andover, MA2
MarriageNov 12, 1966Larchmont, NY, USA1
DeathJan 10, 2014Hilton Head, SC, USA2
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1966.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/islandpacket/obituary.aspx

John William Easton1

M, #97882

Family: Cheryl Virginia Houghton b. 26 Jan 1947, d. 10 Jan 2014

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MarriageNov 12, 1966Larchmont, NY, USA1
ParentsSI. David Easton of Mamaroneck
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1966.

Deborah Houghton1

F, #97883

Family: (?) Taylor

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BirthMA, USA
Marriage2
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1966.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/islandpacket/obituary.aspx

Emerson Wirt Axe

M, #97884, b. circa 1885, d. 26 March 1964

Family: Ruth E. Houghton b. 21 Oct 1899, d. 16 Apr 1967

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Birthcirca 1885Plymouth, IN, USA1
Graduation1920Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
MarriageSep 25, 1932
Residence1941Tarrytown, NY, USA
DeathMar 26, 1964Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 791
ObituaryMar 28, 1964New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Emerson Wirt Axe, Economist And Head of Mutual Funds, Dies; Financial Advlser,'an expert
on chess and Wines, Used a Castle as His Office

March 28, 1964, Saturday1
BiographyNov 8, 1987The View from Axe Caste: Optimistic By PENNY SINGER Published: November 8, 1987
Despite the tumult on Wall Street, the Axe Castle in Tarrytown is not under seige. In the Great Hall, beneath its beautiful rose window, the research department is quietly at work. And it is business as usual in the formal ballroom below, now used by the Axe computer department. The 18th-century Oak Room, unchanged since it was brought intact from a Paris mansion, is being readied for a meeting.
The castle has been the headquarters of Axe-Houghton Management Inc. since 1941, when Emerson and Ruth Houghton Axe bought the Tarrytown landmark for $45,000 as the site for both their home and their mutual-fund and investment-counsel business.
The business began in 1932, when Mr. and Mrs. Axe, both well-known economists, started managing the funds of monied friends such as Gen. Howard Carroll, who built the castle, known then as Carrollcliffe, 90 years ago. Today Axe manages $1.5 billion for institutional clients, including the pension funds of Fortune 500 companies; state, city and union organizations; and the shareholders of the four Axe-Houghton mutual funds.
In the midst of the stock market's steep decline last month, the chairman of Axe-Houghton, John L. Schroeder, was asked about his company's future goals. He quickly replied: ''To grow to $3 billion within the next few years. There are some unbelievably attractive values to be had right now. We're buying.''
Describing the problems on Wall Street as ''technical rather than fundamental,'' Mr. Schroeder said: ''I believe the fear that the dollar would drop, with interest rates already causing worry, started the selling. You never know when confidence will break. One cannot forecast emotions. Much of the cause of the turmoil on Wall Street is irrational.''
Nor does Mr. Schroeder anticipate that the turmoil in the market will greatly affect the long-run performance of Axe-Houghton.
''We plan for five and ten years down the road - we ride out the storms,'' he said. ''For the last five years we've ranged in the top quartile of all investment managers. That's what counts in the marketplace.''
The greater the risk, the higher the reward, Mr. Schroeder said when questioned about Axe-Houghton's investment philosophy. ''For more than 50 years we have demonstrated that intelligent risk-taking is rewarded over long periods.'' He added:
''Achieving the correct balance between risk and reward for our clients is our aim. We specialize in growth companies, young companies on the way up, because we believe that small new companies with new technologies grow faster than do old companies.''
When asked if the market's plunge set off phone calls from worried pension managers, Mr. Schroeder shook his head. ''Pension managers think long-term,'' he said. ''But we phoned some of them just to touch base during a trying time.''
Since becoming chairman and chief executive officer in 1983, Mr. Schroeder has made some fundamental changes at Axe-Houghton. He switched the Axe-Houghton mutual funds to ''no-load'' - eliminating an up-front charge of 8.5 percent on share purchases. He established an aggressive marketing program and he has opened new markets - and diversified the company - by going after individual investors.
A year ago Axe-Houghton assembled a force of investment counselors and began offering customized retirement services for individuals. It was a logical next step for pension-management specialists, according to Mr. Schroeder.
''Working with pension funds for so many years, we realized that, although people were delighted to get a large lump sum of pension money, they were bewildered by it,'' he said. ''They really didn't know how to handle it. They weren't aware of their options and they needed help in making the financial decisions that would assure them of a comfortable retirement.''
Axe-Houghton, Mr. Schroeder said, invested millions of dollars in developing this program. ''We took into consideration that when working with retirement programs, one size does not fit all,'' he said. ''Every client's specific goals and priorities have to be analyzed."
The retirement services are targeted to individuals who have $100,000 to $500,000 to invest. According to Mr. Schroeder, the average amount invested is about $200,000. There are no commission fees, but a management fee of six-tenths of 1 percent a year is collected directly.
''The start-up of the retirement program was extremely expensive,'' Mr. Schroeder said. ''We were only able to develop it after we became a subsidiary, in the spring of 1985, of the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Corporation,'' a Baltimore-based insurance company with $9 billion in assets. ''Fidelity and Guaranty owns 80 percent of our stock and one of their senior officers is on our board, but we have autonomy,'' he said, citing especially the autonomy to change the way investment decisions are made within the company.
''We're analyst-driven now rather than portfolio-driven,'' Mr. Schroeder said, explaining that in almost every investment organization there are both portfolio managers and research analysts. ''I decided to let the analysts rather than portfolio managers set the pace. We no longer have portfolio managers. If an oil analyst now makes recommendations, he doesn't need the approval of a portfolio manager before the recommendation becomes a decision.''
Calling research analysis ''the most important factor in our continuing good performance,'' Mr. Schroeder said that the authority the company provides its analysts helps it attract good candidates.
Mr. Schroeder, who is 57, can assess the strengths and weaknesses of the company he now heads from an unusual vantage point: during an investment career of more than 30 years, he has rejoined Axe-Houghton three times.
''My first association with Mr. and Mrs. Axe and Axe-Houghton was in 1961, when I was president and manager of the Templeton Growth Fund,'' he recalled. ''I managed the Axe-Templeton Growth Fund, which was a joint venture between the two firms. I was asked to serve as president and director of research at Axe-Houghton Management'' - a post he held from 1972 to 1975 - ''and I left to become president of Keystone Custodian Funds in Boston.''
After four years at Keystone, Mr. Schroeder went to Bankers Trust Company in Manhattan, where he was senior vice president and chairman of the investment committee. He rejoined Axe-Houghton in 1983 and as chairman and chief executive officer, started making changes.
Mr. and Mrs. Axe, both of whom died in the 1960's, ''believed it wasn't ethical for investment counselors to solicit business,'' he said. ''They kept a low profile, so low in fact that most people didn't know what was going on here in the castle. Their feeling was that if they did a good job managing money that was all the advertising necessary. I understood their attitude, which was adhered to by Justin Dunn, who followed them as chairman, but I also realized that we had a lot to learn about marketing if we were to grow.''
Mr. Schroeder recruited Stephen Darby Jr. in 1984 from Massachusetts Financial Services Company to take charge of Axe-Houghton's marketing effort.
Events such as seminars on retirement and investment strategy, community concerts and opening the castle doors to the boards of charitable organizations characterize Axe-Houghton today.
Mr. Schroeder pointed to a framed reprint of a July 19, 1929, article on Emerson Axe, in which Mr. Axe warned of the imminent collapse of the stock market. ''I never forget what Mr. Axe was fond of saying,'' he observed. ''That 80 percent of investment performance comes from making the right strategic decision.''
Photo of the Axe Castle in Tarrytown; John L. Schroeder, chairman of Axe-Houghton Management Inc; the Great Hall of Axe Castle; librarian Kathleen Bailey (NYT/Suzanne DeChillo)2
NotablePresident of E. W. Axe & Co., and Axe-Houghton Mutual Funds
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1964.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/08/nyregion/…

Ruth Houghton1

F, #97885, b. 19 August 1901, d. October 1979

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BirthAug 19, 19011
SSNNY, USA, 087-07-39381
DeathOct, 19791
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  1. [S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Warren Snow Van Deventer1

M, #97886

Family: Ruth Parsons Houghton b. 22 Nov 1946

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GraduationParsons College, Fairfield, IA, USA
EngagementDec 18, 1967Framingham, MA, USA1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1967.

Ruth Kadish1

F, #97887, b. circa 1901

Family: Walter Livingston Houghton b. 2 Feb 1879, d. 5 Mar 1967

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Birthcirca 1901Poland, age 39 in 1940 censusage 44 in 1945 census
1940 Census1940New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 61, general sales manager2
Marriage1
Census1945Pinellas Co., FL, USA, age 66, retired
Living1967Clearwater, Pinellas Co., FL, USA1
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1967.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2626; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 31-49.

Laura Richardson McCord1

F, #97888

Family 1: George Gordon Guthrie

  • Engagement: Laura Richardson McCord and George Gordon Guthrie were engaged on Sep 25, 1971.1
  • Marriage*: Laura Richardson McCord married George Gordon Guthrie on Feb 12, 1972 at Rye, NY, USA, by Rev. Alonson B. Houghton, her uncle.2

Family 2: Peter Grauer

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Birth1
MarriageFeb 12, 1972Rye, NY, USA, by Rev. Alonson B. Houghton, her uncle2
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Children+Victoria F. Grauer and Nina D. Grauer3
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1971.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1972.
  3. [S601] Family Group Sheet, created by Robert West Houghton, 2021.

George Gordon Guthrie1

M, #97889

Family: Laura Richardson McCord

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GraduationColumbia University, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, MBA
EngagementSep 25, 19711
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1971.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1972.

Charles Spencer Bissell Jr1

M, #97890

Family: Deanne Constance Houghton b. c 1945

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GraduationYale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA
MarriageSep 30, 19721
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1972.