Albert Charles Houghton Inaugural Address
This file appears in: A.C. Houghton: North Adams' First Mayor
Inaugural address given on his election as North Adams' first mayor.
This file appears in: A.C. Houghton: North Adams' First Mayor
A.C. Houghton: North Adams' First Mayor
Albert Charles Houghton, though born in Stamford, Vermont, became North Adams’ first mayor in 1895. He was first drawn to the area by business interests. Alongside his brother, he ran a chemical manufacturing business, Houghton Chemical Works, which…