Houston, Peyton, 1910-1994.

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A member of the Princeton Class of 1932, Peyton Houston was a businessman who pursued a second career as a poet and freelance writer. Houston spent forty years as vice-president of the Equity Corporation, a New York investment company and through mergers and acquisitions transformed the company into Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc., a leading company dealing with environmental systems. Concurrent with his business career Houston maintained a lifelong interest in poetry and writing.

From the description of Peyton Houston papers, 1925-1994 (bulk 1950-1990) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 84336598

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Birth 1910

Death 1994

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