A.D. Houghton

Arthur Duvernoix Houghton, or A.D. Houghton, (June 8, 1870 - January 23, 1938) was a medical doctor, a botanist specializing in cacti, a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council from 1904 to 1906 and one of the founders of the American Legion. In his early years he was a showman who presented performances in hypnotism and conducted seances.

He died on January 23, 1938, after being stricken on the train as he was returning to California from a trip to New York with others in a successful bid to have the 1938 American Legion convention held in Los Angeles. He was survived by his widow; their home was at 14714 Chatsworth Drive, San Fernando. His body lay in state in the rotunda of the Los Angeles City Hall, guarded by a phalanx of American Legionnaires; services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral and private cremation followed.

Biography

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Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton

M, #46725, b. 8 June 1871, d. 23 January 1938

Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton was born on Jun 8, 1871 in England Jun 1861, age 38 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 49 in 1920 census; age 60 in 1930 census. He and Nellie C. (?) appeared in the census of 1900 of Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 38, physician. Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton and Nellie C. (?) appeared in the census of 1910 of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 45, a physician. Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton married Florence Gildersleeve on Jun, 1913 age 40 and 39. Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton and Florence Gildersleeve appeared in the census of 1920 of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 49, medical physician. Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton and Florence Gildersleeve appeared in the census of 1930 of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 60, a general practice surgeon. Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton died on Jan 23, 1938 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA. He was buried on Aug 1, 1945 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA, Section Www Site 1235.

Family 1: Nellie C. (?) b. Aug 1855

Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton married Nellie C. (?) on circa 1896 mar 4 years in 1900 census; her second mar., his first; mar 16 years in 1910 census.

James Houghton b. Jun 1879

Family 2: Florence Gildersleeve b. bt 1871 - 1875

Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton married Florence Gildersleeve on Jun, 1913 age 40 and 39.

From September 21, 1904, The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California · 14

Hypno-electrician and Exposed Spook Doctor Humiliatingly Acknowledges He Used 'Two Names and Was Elected Under One Made by Himself.’ His Followers Crestfallen.

Dr. Arthur D. Houghton, to obtain a seat in the City Council, last night admitted, when placed on the grill by Councilman Todd, that he had Had about his name and record, and that The Imes had told the truth. "H-o-w-t-o-n ia the phonetic way of spelling my name the short way. H-o-u-g-h-t-o-n is the name which I am now using and Intend hereafter In the future always to give as my name,' Is the confession he imade on the floor of the Council chamber. . .This confession was elicited only when Councilman Todd had declared that he would never vote to seat him in the Council Until he gave some explanation of why, he was now traveling under an assumes name. Just a week ago, the spook doctor was denouncing from platforms at political meetings in the Pixth Ward the statement published In The Times that he had formerly bom! the name of Arthur How ton, as a malicious falsehood. A dispatch received yesterday by The Times from Chicago showed that "Arthur Howton" was naturalised in ihe United States Circuit Court there March 21, 1892. AncestryImage.

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_D._Houghton
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP3B-W2R : 11 February 2018, Arthur Howton, 06 Jun 1871); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 579,297.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-DP8Y : 8 December 2017), Arthur Howton in household of John Howton, Paddington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 19/19, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,214.
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1240246 AncestryImage
• Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXXI, Number 357, 21 September 1904 — IN STORMY SESSION HOUGHTON IS SEATED City Councilmen Are Pursued by the Police [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION link
• The Los Angeles Times. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Wednesday, September 21, 1904. Page 14. link
• Viehe, Fred W. “The First Recall: Los Angeles Urban Reform or Machine Politics?” Southern California Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1–28. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41171290. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020.
• Year: 1910; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_82; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1374095 AncestryImage
• Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_108; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 230 AncestryImage
• Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 160A; Enumeration District: 0607; FHL microfilm: 2339891 AncestryImage
• Houghton, A. Duvernoix. (1931). The cactus book. New York: The Macmillan company. Hathitrust
• Hartford Courant HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT Tuesday, January 25, 1938 Newspapers.com
• Tombstone at Billiongraves.com
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M93Z-LXT