James Jackson 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 first wife, Anna Maria Perry (who died in 1865), J.J. Storrow II had a younger brother Samuel (born 1865, Harvard Class of '87) and elder sister Elizabeth Randolph Storrow (born 1862). He attended Harvard University, Class of '85. 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, while his great-grandfather was the celebrated naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
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.
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