Q:Facts: - residence: corning , steuben county , new york - death place: dartmouth , dartmouth , massachusetts - term: march , 1922 4 , 1919 & ndash ; february 28 - birth name: alanson bigelow houghton - successor: lewis henry - party: republican - death date: 15 september 1941 - predecessor: harry h. pratt - office: u.s. representative , new york 37th district - children: amory houghton - birth date: 10 october 1863 - name: alanson b. houghton - image: alansonbhoughton.jpg - birth place: cambridge , middlesex county , massachusetts Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alanson b. houghton .
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alanson bigelow houghton -lrb- october 10 , 1863 -- september 15 , 1941 -rrb- was an american businessman , politician , and diplomat who served as a congressman and ambassador .he was a member of the republican party .