James J. Storrow
| James Jackson Storrow II | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1926 New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lincoln Cemetery |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Storrow |
| Children | 1 son |
| Parent(s) | James Jackson Storrow Anne Mason |
| Relatives | Charles Storer Storrow (paternal grandfather) |
James Jackson Storrow II (1864–1926) was a Boston-area lawyer and investment banker instrumental in forming General Motors, and was its third president (for just two months, 1910–11). Storrow was a business partner of Henry Lee Higginson, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He served on the Boston City Council, 1915-1918.
The son of prominent Boston lawyer and Episcopalian James Jackson Storrow (1837-1897) and his wife Anne Mason (who married on August 8, 1861), J.J. Storrow II had an elder brother Samuel (born 1863) and elder sister Elizabeth Randolph Storrow (born 1862). He attended Harvard University. His grandfather, Charles Storer Storrow, was the chief engineer of the company that built the Great Stone Dam and textile mill complex in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
J.J. Storrow met Helen Osborne, daughter of a prominent and activist upstate New York family (whose brother also attended Harvard), while attempting to scale the Matterhorn in Switzerland. They married and had only one son, James Jackson Storrow III (1892-1977), although they had hoped for a large family. Helen Storrow became a prominent international Girl Scout leader, and both became known for social activism in Boston and New England.
J.J. Storrow graduated from Harvard Law School in 1888, and practiced corporate law for twelve years. In 1900, shortly after his father's death, he disbanded his law firm and accepted a position at Lee, Higginson & Co., an investment bank. An astute businessman, he soon became the senior partner at Lee, Higginson & Co., and accumulated a vast personal fortune. Storrow also served as a Harvard College overseer from 1897-1909.
In 1910, Storrow led a group of financiers organized as a voting trust who wrested control of General Motors from that corporation's founder Billy Durant. Storrow, also on the board of the American Locomotive Company, introduced junior ALCO executive Walter Chrysler to GM's Charles Nash, who gave Chrysler the opportunity to revive the Buick division. Storrow served as GM's president for two months, and on its board until 1916, when Durant regained control.
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