J. Borden Harriman.

About J. Borden Harriman

Jefferson Borden Harriman was a New York financier who belonged to the Gilded Age's "hunting set" and a member of the wealthy Harriman family. He was best known as the supportive husband of Florence Jaffray Harriman, a socialite who became a progressive social activist and a United States Ambassador to Norway during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a cousin of railroad tycoon Edward Harriman, who was the father of statesman and diplomat W. Averell Harriman. A lingering gastrointestinal problem led to his early retirement and death.