Frank Houghton (rear admiral)
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, Houghton joined the navy in 1913 as an officer cadet. 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. References

1897 births
1981 deaths
Military personnel from Cornwall
Royal Navy personnel of World War I
Canadian admirals
Royal Canadian Navy officers
Royal Canadian Navy personnel of World War II
British emigrants to Canada
Canadian people of Cornish descent
Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire