Howard R. Huston died on June 8, 1955, of a heart attack at his summer home in Truro, MA.
Mr. Huston was the fourth of seven children born to Theodore F. Huston and Elizabeth Huston in Sweet Springs, MO in July 1892. He was raised in North Dakota where his family homesteaded northwest of Granville, ND located in McHenry County. U.S. Census information lists his siblings as Mable V. (b. 1879 MO), Paul M. (b. 1886 MO), Mildred E. (b. 1888 MO), Theodore F. (b. 1895 MO), Maryene Elizabeth (b. 1898 MO), and Marion C. (b. 1903 ND).
He received a liberal arts degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND in 1917. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 14, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan, IL. He served with the Fourth Division, 40th Infantry in France during World War I. Huston saw combat, was wounded and gassed, and was cited or exceptional bravery by General Pershing. He later served as an aide to General W. D. Conner.
On Saturday, July 3, 1920, he married Miss Dorothy Margaret Gordon in London, England, at the Westminster Chapel. He was appointed Business Manager of the London Bureau of the League of Nations.
Mr. Huston later worked for the American Cyanamid Company where he retired from in 1955 shortly before his death. When he retired, he was vice president and served on the Board of Directors of the company. Founded in 1907, the company was a leading U.S. conglomerate which originally was a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals which diversified into other chemicals. The company’s products were further broadened into pharmaceuticals and many other product lines.
Sources: The School of Education Record of the University of North Dakota (Vol. 1-6); The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota (Vol. 10); The Bulletin (General Contractors Association). Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli #47361312.
Mr. Huston was the fourth of seven children born to Theodore F. Huston and Elizabeth Huston in Sweet Springs, MO in July 1892. He was raised in North Dakota where his family homesteaded northwest of Granville, ND located in McHenry County. U.S. Census information lists his siblings as Mable V. (b. 1879 MO), Paul M. (b. 1886 MO), Mildred E. (b. 1888 MO), Theodore F. (b. 1895 MO), Maryene Elizabeth (b. 1898 MO), and Marion C. (b. 1903 ND).
He received a liberal arts degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND in 1917. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 14, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan, IL. He served with the Fourth Division, 40th Infantry in France during World War I. Huston saw combat, was wounded and gassed, and was cited or exceptional bravery by General Pershing. He later served as an aide to General W. D. Conner.
On Saturday, July 3, 1920, he married Miss Dorothy Margaret Gordon in London, England, at the Westminster Chapel. He was appointed Business Manager of the London Bureau of the League of Nations.
Mr. Huston later worked for the American Cyanamid Company where he retired from in 1955 shortly before his death. When he retired, he was vice president and served on the Board of Directors of the company. Founded in 1907, the company was a leading U.S. conglomerate which originally was a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals which diversified into other chemicals. The company’s products were further broadened into pharmaceuticals and many other product lines.
Sources: The School of Education Record of the University of North Dakota (Vol. 1-6); The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota (Vol. 10); The Bulletin (General Contractors Association). Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli #47361312.
Howard R. Huston died on June 8, 1955, of a heart attack at his summer home in Truro, MA.
Mr. Huston was the fourth of seven children born to Theodore F. Huston and Elizabeth Huston in Sweet Springs, MO in July 1892. He was raised in North Dakota where his family homesteaded northwest of Granville, ND located in McHenry County. U.S. Census information lists his siblings as Mable V. (b. 1879 MO), Paul M. (b. 1886 MO), Mildred E. (b. 1888 MO), Theodore F. (b. 1895 MO), Maryene Elizabeth (b. 1898 MO), and Marion C. (b. 1903 ND).
He received a liberal arts degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND in 1917. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 14, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan, IL. He served with the Fourth Division, 40th Infantry in France during World War I. Huston saw combat, was wounded and gassed, and was cited or exceptional bravery by General Pershing. He later served as an aide to General W. D. Conner.
On Saturday, July 3, 1920, he married Miss Dorothy Margaret Gordon in London, England, at the Westminster Chapel. He was appointed Business Manager of the London Bureau of the League of Nations.
Mr. Huston later worked for the American Cyanamid Company where he retired from in 1955 shortly before his death. When he retired, he was vice president and served on the Board of Directors of the company. Founded in 1907, the company was a leading U.S. conglomerate which originally was a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals which diversified into other chemicals. The company’s products were further broadened into pharmaceuticals and many other product lines.
Sources: The School of Education Record of the University of North Dakota (Vol. 1-6); The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota (Vol. 10); The Bulletin (General Contractors Association). Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli #47361312.
Mr. Huston was the fourth of seven children born to Theodore F. Huston and Elizabeth Huston in Sweet Springs, MO in July 1892. He was raised in North Dakota where his family homesteaded northwest of Granville, ND located in McHenry County. U.S. Census information lists his siblings as Mable V. (b. 1879 MO), Paul M. (b. 1886 MO), Mildred E. (b. 1888 MO), Theodore F. (b. 1895 MO), Maryene Elizabeth (b. 1898 MO), and Marion C. (b. 1903 ND).
He received a liberal arts degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND in 1917. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 14, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan, IL. He served with the Fourth Division, 40th Infantry in France during World War I. Huston saw combat, was wounded and gassed, and was cited or exceptional bravery by General Pershing. He later served as an aide to General W. D. Conner.
On Saturday, July 3, 1920, he married Miss Dorothy Margaret Gordon in London, England, at the Westminster Chapel. He was appointed Business Manager of the London Bureau of the League of Nations.
Mr. Huston later worked for the American Cyanamid Company where he retired from in 1955 shortly before his death. When he retired, he was vice president and served on the Board of Directors of the company. Founded in 1907, the company was a leading U.S. conglomerate which originally was a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals which diversified into other chemicals. The company’s products were further broadened into pharmaceuticals and many other product lines.
Sources: The School of Education Record of the University of North Dakota (Vol. 1-6); The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota (Vol. 10); The Bulletin (General Contractors Association). Compiled by contributor Truman Bratteli #47361312.
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