Background
Stack, James Otto was born on June 14, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Ann Frances (Clifford) Stack.
Stack, James Otto was born on June 14, 1882 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Ann Frances (Clifford) Stack.
Student Hopkinson school and Harvard.
With Lythgoe, Maher & Company, brokers, 1905, Hotel Knickerbocker, 1908. Member-manager Harvard Club, 1910. Manager Holland House, 1913.
President Hotel Imperial, 1916.
Director Ritz-Carlton Hotel Corporation, 1925. General manager Saint Regis Hotel, 1935-1940.
President Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1940, president, treasurer and director Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Incorporated, New York York City, 1940-1958, chairman of the board, since 1959. Member board directors Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Boston, Astor Hotel Company New York City.
Clubs: Harvard, New York Yacht, Seawanhaka Yacht, Racquet and Tennis (New New York
Married Helen Fay, February 12, 1942. Children: Barbara Ann, Dariel Jane, James O., Junior.