Background
Amory, John James was born on July 15, 1856 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Jane (Smith) Amory.
Amory, John James was born on July 15, 1856 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Jane (Smith) Amory.
Educated Riverview Military Academy, Poughkeepsie, New New York
Began in livery and mining business, Arizona, 1878. With Pacific Express Company at Texarkana, Arkansas, 1881-1882. Hotel business, Billings, Montana, 1883-1884.
Secretary and treasurer Armstrong Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1885-1886.
President Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company, Consolidated, Morris Heights, New York City, after 1886. President Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation after 1919.
Married Mary Shepherd Hull, September 1, 1881. Children: John Hull (deceased), Eugene Horton, Clement Gould.
