J. Borden Harriman

J. Borden Harriman
Born(1864-09-20)September 20, 1864
New York, New York
DiedDecember 2, 1914(1914-12-02) (aged 50)
Alma materPrinceton University
Spouse
(m. 1889)
ChildrenEthel Harriman
Parent(s)Oliver Harriman
Laura Low
RelativesAnne Harriman Vanderbilt (sister)
Oliver Harriman Jr. (brother)
Herbert M. Harriman (brother)
E. H. Harriman (cousin)

Jefferson Borden Harriman (September 20, 1864 – December 2, 1914) was a New York financier and member of the Gilded Age's "hunting set". He was best known as the supportive husband of Florence Jaffray Harriman, a socialite who became a progressive social activist and (after his death) 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.