H. O. Houghton & Co.
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H. O. Houghton & Co.American, founded 1840 - present
Houghton, Osgood and Company was one of numerous predecessor firms of Houghton Mifflin. The firm was formed in 1878 by a merger of Hurt & Houghton and James R. Osgood and Company. In 1880 James R. Osgood withdrew from the firm to re-form his own company and Henry Houghton and George Mifflin formed Houghton Mifflin, absorbing the debts of Houghton, Osgood and Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 219-220 & 341-347 and see the Company History page of www.hmco.com.
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