About Frank Houghton
Lived 1897 – 1981 (aged 83–84). Frank Houghton was a Canadian military personnel.
Rear-Admiral Frank Llewellyn Houghton, CBE (1897, in Cornwall – 3 August 1981, in Ottawa) was a flag officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Born in Cornwall, England, and educated in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia, In 1945 Houghton, by then a captain, was appointed to replace Percy W. Nelles as chief of the Canadian navy's mission to Britain. In 1946 Houghton took command of Canada's first aircraft carrier, Warrior, and by 1947 he was serving as vice-chief of the Naval Staff.
After his retirement as rear admiral, Houghton joined the International Grenfell Association, serving as business manager.
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Who was Frank Houghton?
Canadian naval officer (1897–1981)
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Frank Houghton was born in 1897.
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Frank Houghton died on 3 August 1981.
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Frank Houghton was a military personnel.
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Frank Houghton was Canadian.
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