Harry R. Houston

Harry R. Houston
42nd Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 12, 1916 – January 14, 1920
Preceded byEdwin P. Cox
Succeeded byRichard L. Brewer, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Elizabeth City and Hampton
In office
February 28, 1923 – January 13, 1926
Preceded byNelson S. Groome
Succeeded byG. Alvin Massenburg
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Elizabeth City County
In office
January 10, 1906 – January 14, 1920
Preceded byC. L. Collier
Succeeded byNelson S. Groome
Personal details
Born
Harry Rutherford Houston

(1878-05-20)May 20, 1878
Fincastle, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 1960(1960-11-13) (aged 82)
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Egerton Watkins
Alma materHampden-Sydney College

Harry Rutherford Houston (May 20, 1878 – November 13, 1960) was a Virginia politician. He represented Elizabeth City County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1916 until 1920.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jamerson, Bruce F. (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond: Virginia House of Delegates.
  2. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved July 20, 2013.