Norwood Penrose Hallowell (July 3, 1875 – February 13, 1961) was an American banker who served as president of the Lee Higginson Corporation.
Early life
Hallowell was born on July 3, 1875, in Medford, Massachusetts, into the prominent Hallowell family. He was a son of Col. Norwood Penrose Hallowell and Sarah Wharton ( Haydock) Hallowell (1846–1934). Among his siblings were brother John Hallowell, who was a prominent football player at Harvard.
His paternal grandparents were Morris Longstreth Hallowell, and Hannah ( Penrose) Norwood. Among his paternal family were uncle Edward Needles Hallowell and aunt, Anna Hallowell. His mother was a niece of Joseph Wharton, founder of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a granddaughter of Deborah Fisher Wharton.
Hallowell graduated from Harvard College in 1897. Later, he served as on overseer of Harvard from 1920 to 1926 and also was a member of the visiting committee of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
